| Name | Description | units/level |
| CA | Crown area of the plant | m2.plant-1 |
| CP | Crown projection in space | .plant-1 |
If plant canopies overlap, a solution based in the concept of perfect plasticity approximation (Purves et al., 2008) will be implemented so that plants will not compete for light as far as the land surface is not fully covered.
- Purves, D.W. et al. (2008) Predicting and understanding forest dynamics using a simple tractable model. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 105, 17018–17022
Ciro Cabal 