The Ecology and Economics of Storage in Plants

摘要: Storage is a characteristic feature of most plants, particularly perennials, and the subject has been thoroughly reviewed according to its chemistry physiology (9, 40, 59, 80, 133, 139). However, in ecology much information on storage based observation rather than experimentation, experiments often fail confirm common perceptions nature dynamics stored reserves. For example, clipping studies show that not all carbohydrates are available plant, even though they considered be In this review we suggest criteria for defining ecological eonomic contexts order examine costs benefits storage. We then evaluate evidence for, importance of, different types discuss relation vegetative growth