| Literature DB >> 28085329 |
Axel Albrecht1, Eric Badel2, Vivien Bonnesoeur2,3, Yves Brunet4, Thiéry Constant3, Pauline Défossez4, Emmanuel de Langre5, Sylvain Dupont4, Meriem Fournier3, Barry Gardiner4,6, Stephen J Mitchell7, John R Moore8, Bruno Moulia2, Bruce C Nicoll6, Karl J Niklas9, Mart-Jan Schelhaas10, Hans-Christof Spatz11, Frank W Telewski12.
Abstract
Virot et al. [E. Virot et al., Phys. Rev. E 93, 023001 (2016)10.1103/PhysRevE.93.023001] assert that the critical wind speed at which ⩾50% of all trees in a population break is ≈42 m/s, regardless of tree characteristics. We show that empirical data do not support this assertion, and that the assumptions underlying the theory used by Virot et al. are inconsistent with the biomechanics of trees.Year: 2016 PMID： 28085329 DOI： 10.1103/PhysRevE.94.067001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev E ISSN： 2470-0045 Impact factor: 2.529