I imagine there is also data on the negative relationship between the growth rates of plants/trees vs. longevity.
Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Francisco de Castro Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:11 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Data on lifespan vs. body size for plants? Dear ECOLOGers, I wonder if someone could direct me to studies/webs/data on lifespan of plants, or rates of natural mortality (meaning excluding herbivory) as related to individual mass/size. More specifically: how long a plant will live (if is not eaten by an herbivore) given its size. I have searched the ISIWoK extensively and found some papers for trees (specially large trees) relating longevity to size at time of death, but nothing for small plants. I already have Marbá et al. 2007, PNAS 104(40), but in their estimates of lifespan, herbivory is included in mortality rates. Thanks to all, Francisco de Castro Ecology and Ecosystem Modelling. Univ. of Potsdam
