Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4759559 | Forest Ecology and Management | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We conclude that competition between trees, but not diversity, influences the architecture of young plantation trees before and during canopy closure in mixtures. To guide tree architectural development towards high-quality timber, management may have to pay considerable attention to competitive processes already in the juvenile forest stages.
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Authors
Thomas Van de Peer, Kris Verheyen, Vincent Kint, Elisa Van Cleemput, Bart Muys,