© 1989 Heron Publishing—Victoria, Canada
Process modeling of nitrogen effects on carbon assimilation and allocation—a review
Andrew R. Gillespie and William R. Chaney
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA / Received May 17, 1988
Summary
Maximum forest productivity will only be realized through intensified management of mineral nutrition. This review examines
selected individual tree and stand nutrition models. Nutrient supply is defined by mass flow and diffusion processes in a
forest environment. Additionally, structures of biomass accumulation models are considered as well as nutritional limitations
on assimilation functions and carbon allocation patterns.
