ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2018
Tree crowns grow into self-similar shapes controlled by gravity and light sensing.
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- Parametrization of biological assumptions to simulate growth of tree branching architectures.Tree physiology · 2024Article
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- A reinterpretation of the gap fraction of tree crowns from the perspectives of computer graphics and porous media theory.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Individual Tree Crown Segmentation and Crown Width Extraction From a Heightmap Derived From Aerial Laser Scanning Data Using a Deep Learning Framework.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Plants have developed different tropisms: in particular, they reorient the growth of their branches towards the light (phototropism) or upwards (gravitropism). How these tropisms affect the shape of a tree crown remains unanswered. We address this question by developing a propagating front model of tree growth. Being length-free, this model leads to self-similar solutions after a long period of time, which are independent of the initial conditions. Varying the intensities of each tropism, different self-similar shapes emerge, including singular ones. Interestingly, these shapes bear similarities to existing tree species. It is concluded that the core of specific crown shapes in trees relies on the balance between tropisms.
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