Dynamic Energy Budget models: fertile ground for understanding resource allocation in plants in a changing world

• DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coac061
• Publication Date: 2022-09-15T19:57:22Z
• Authors: Sabrina E Russo; Glenn Ledder; Erik B Muller; Roger M Nisbet
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 570; 03 medical and health sciences; 13. Climate action; Life Sciences; Review Article; 15. Life on land; Biology; 12. Responsible consumption

Abstract Climate change is having dramatic effects on the diversity and distribution of species. Many these are mediated by how an organism’s physiological patterns resource allocation translate into fitness through growth, survival reproduction. Empirically, challenging to measure directly so has often been approached using mathematical models, such as Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) models. The fact that all plants require a very similar set exogenous resources, namely light, water nutrients, integrates well with DEB framework in which small number variables processes linked pathways represent state it changes time. Most theory developed reference animals microorganisms. However, terrestrial vascular differ from organisms fundamental ways make allocation, trade-offs feedbacks arising it, particularly their life histories, but also existing theory. Here, we describe key features anatomy, morphology, physiology, biochemistry, ecology should be considered development generic model for plants. We then possible approaches doing point out may significant accommodate them. end presenting accounts many describing gaps would need addressed predict responses climate change. models offer powerful generalizable modelling plants, our review contributes expansion address respond anthropogenic