Wood structure explained by complex spatial source-sink interactions

Andrew D. Friend; Annemarie H. Eckes-Shephard; Quinten Tupker

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35451-7

Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Wood structure explained by complex spatial source-sink interactions

Andrew D. Friend,
Annemarie H. Eckes-Shephard,
Quinten Tupker

Affiliations

Andrew D. Friend: Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
Annemarie H. Eckes-Shephard: Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
Quinten Tupker: Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35451-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The authors present a wood formation model to explain multiple, hitherto poorly understood observations, related to carbon density, cell size, and temperature-growth relationships key for future carbon cycle simulations and past proxy interpretation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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