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9.2 .2. Plant-Density Sector
The plant-density sector (Figure 9.8) calculates the total numbers of leaves,
shoots, and nodes in the eelgrass bed . The total number of leaves is calculated as the difference between the generation of new leaves and the loss
of old leaves:
Nr_oJ-leavesCtJ =Nrof leaoesit-dt) + (Neui leaues-loss cfleaoes) * dt. (0)
Where:
Nr_oJ-leaves = number of leaves (#)
New_leaves = generation of new leaves (#/day)
loss ofleaoes =loss of old leaves (#/day)
·Per of max Light
loss of leaves
New Nodes
Rhizome Length
FIGURE 9.8
discarded R&R'
Length between Nodes