Plant Allometry

1 Growth and Metabolism
Introduction
Growth and Development/Multicellularity and Modular Construction
Size and Shape
Scaling Principles/Dimensional Analysis
The 2/3-Power Law
The 3/4-Power Law
Growth and Time
Photosynthesis and Two Physical Laws
Organs versus Organisms
Summary

2 Aquatic Plants
Introduction
Absorption Coefficients of Water and Plant Cells
The Package Effect and the Scaling of Cell Geometry and Shape
The Transport Equations and Dimensionless Groupings of Variables
Fluid Flow and Mass and Heat Transport: Phytoplankton
Self-Propulsion: The Volvocales
The Mechanics of Ciliary Motion
Hydrodynamic Forces and the Mechanics of Attached Aquatic Plants
Summary

3 Terrestrial Plants
Introduction
Heat and Mass Transfer and Boundary Layer Resistances
Stomatal Resistances
The Mechanical Scaling of Foliage Leaves
Mechanical Design: General Considerations
The Mechanical Scaling of Tree Height
The Mechanical Scaling of Other Terrestrial Plants
The Scaling of Self-Thinning
Summary

4 Reproduction
Introduction
The Scaling of Reproductive Biomass
Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds
Branches and Reproductive Structures
The Scaling of Long-Distance Dispersal
Size and Gender Expression
Summary

5 Evolution
Introduction
Heterochrony
Heterauxesis and Allomorphosis
On Being Small or Large
The Scaling of the Plant Life Cycle
The Evolution of Plant Life Histories
Summary