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ANNUAL WEATHER PREDICTIONS. "Many trees determine flower numbers a year in advance and if the spring is cold or water deficient, flower buds are simply abscised to adjust potential fruit production with predicted summer circumstances." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

MAYAPPLE FUTURE DECISIONS. "The assessment is made on a complex of present-day developmental and environmental assessment with the prediction that present day conditions won't differ too much in the future." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

ANTICIPATORY DECISIONS. "A striking example of predictive behavior is exemplified by the Mayapple (and no doubt other forest floor plants) that makes decisions about branching or reproduction 1–2 years in the future." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

CAMBIUM ARBITER. "Carbohydrate (captured energy from more productive branches) and root resources are directed away from unproductive tissues and donated instead to productive organs to optimise energy acquisition and minimize energy outlay under competitive circumstances. The cambium is probably the decision arbiter over shoot branching and maintenance patterns." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

RESOURCE ALLOCATION. "When plants are grown in competition however, simple patterns of leaf placement and minimal shading are often destroyed. It is common for branches to become overgrown by other more competitive species. In these cases either minimal root resources are provided or more commonly the branch dies and the vascular system is sealed." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

BRANCH COMMITMENT. "The direction in which new branches are formed in these circumstances is another example of predictive modeling increasing the probability of acquisition of light energy in the near future." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn