Information theory and plant ecology

To survive, all organisms must sense and respond to information from their environment. This is true of many organisms, including plants, which need do the things that other while operating under limitations being sessile lacking a central nervous system. In this article, we explore how theory can apply plants briefly review types sources mechanisms use perceive We identify describe three primary modes by plant receives information: chemical, electromagnetic mechanical. integrate detect state neighbors, capture resources regulate growth metabolism. Overall, find interpret surroundings as an emergent property distributed processed network cells. end with prospectus directions for future research decoding signal noise, storage information, additional means transmission two-way signaling biotic partners.