Table A1.
Hierarchical, morphological, physiological and topological attributes of apical meristems (Y), internodes (F), cones (C) and roots (R)
| Attribute | Meaning | Units | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hierarchical attributes | |||
| o | Axis order of Y, F and C | integer | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Morphological attributes | |||
| d | Total diameter of Y, F and C | cm | |
| l | Total length of the Y, F and C | cm | |
| lc | Length with cataphylls in F | cm | |
| ln | Length of the F covered with needles | cm | |
| a | Total cross-section area of F | cm2 | |
| v | Total volume of F | cm3 | |
| dp | Diameter of pith of F | cm | |
| dh | Diameter of heartwood section of F | cm | |
| ah | Heartwood cross-section area of F | cm2 | |
| vh | Total heartwood volume of F | cm3 | |
| as | Sapwood cross-section area of F | cm2 | |
| vs | Sapwood total volume of F | cm3 | |
| f | Total foliar area of F | cm2 | |
| fp | Total projected foliar area of F | cm2 | |
| sii | Surface Interseption Index calculated for the unit Fij | adimensional | |
| bt | Total structural biomass of F | g dry matter | |
| bs | Sapwood or conductive biomass of F | g dry matter | |
| ba | Functional and respiring structural biomass as a fraction of bs of F | g dry matter | |
| bh | Heartwood biomass of F | g dry matter | |
| bf | Foliar biomass in F | g dry matter | |
| bc | Cone biomass | g dry matter | |
| Bf | Sum of all foliar biomass on all internodes supported by and including F | g dry matter | |
| Ba | Total structural functional biomass on all internodes supported and including F | g dry matter | |
| Bt | Total structural biomass (functional and non-functional) supported and including F | g dry matter | |
| BF | Total foliar biomass of the tree | g dry matter | |
| BSA | Total living sapwood biomass of the stem | g dry matter | |
| BBA | Total living sapwood biomass of branches | g dry matter | |
| BR | Total living root biomass | g dry matter | |
| r | Monthly ring width of F | cm | |
| δ | Monthly ring density of F | g cm−3 | |
| vg | Vigour of Y when the cluster is generated | adimensional | 0–1 |
| Physiological attributes | |||
| age | Age of Y, F and C | months | Correlative between years |
| m | Month of creation of Y, F and C | months | Integer, correlative between years |
| p | Living state of Y, F and C | adimensional | 0 if dead, 1 if alive |
| e | Elongation signal for F indicating if it is in primary growth or only in secondary growth stage | adimensional | 0 if not elongating, 1 if elongating |
| τ | Thermophysiological function at Y for a new growth unit generation | adimensional | |
| ageh | Heartwood age of Fij at time t | months | |
| ph | Photosynthesis of foliar structures of F | g CO2 month−1 | |
| rp | Respiration of foliar and structural biomass of F | g CO2 month−1 | |
| bal | Photosynthesis and respiration balance of F | g CO2 month−1 | |
| Bal | Photosynthesis and respiration balance of all of the structures supported and including F | g CO2 month−1 | |
| AGE | Age of the whole tree | months | |
| BAL | Photosynthetic and respiration balance at tree level | g CO2 month−1 | |
| BAL_F | Portion of the total balance destined to foliage | g CO2 month−1 | |
| BAL_S | Portion of the total balance destined to stem | g CO2 month−1 | |
| BAL_B | Portion of the total balance destined to branches | g CO2 month−1 | |
| BAL_R | Portion of the total balance destined to roots | g CO2 month−1 | |
| Topological attributes | |||
| (x1, y1, z1) | 3-D basal point | cm | |
| (x2, y2, z2) | 3-D distal position | cm | |
| s | Position in the kth foliage stratum | integer | k = 1 to n |