Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6542782 Forest Ecology and Management 2015 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
We conclude that the dynamics of lateral canopy expansion in this mixed forest are mainly determined by mechanical interactions and not by competition for light. Interactions were in many cases asymmetric and depended on the species. This has important implications for forest dynamics modelling and forest management in mixed stands.
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Mechanical abrasion, and not competition for light, is the dominant canopy interaction in a temperate mixed forest
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