- cell enlargement
- cell division
- tissue production
- skeletal or structural production
- colony expansion
- root or hyphal extension
- biofilm construction
Operational definition
Allocation function.
The net production of new living structural or functional biomass within the focal system.
Growth may occur through:
- cell enlargement;
- cell division;
- tissue construction;
- root or hyphal extension;
- colony expansion;
- skeletal or extracellular-structure formation.
Reserve accumulation should be recorded separately when the added mass is principally dedicated storage rather than functional biomass.