Mechanical abrasion, and not competition for light, is the dominant canopy interaction in a temperate mixed forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 348, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-116

  Hajek, Peter ^a   Seidel, Dominik ^b   Leuschner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch morphology; Canopy space exploration; Crown shyness; Interspecific competition; Laser scanning; Mechanical interaction

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; DYNAMICS; MECHANISMS; SPACE RESEARCH;

CROWN SHYNESS; INTER-SPECIFIC COMPETITIONS; LASER SCANNING; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; SPACE EXPLORATIONS;

FORESTRY;

ABRASION; CANOPY GAP; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MIXED FOREST; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

COMPETITION; FOREST CANOPY; LASERS; SCANNING;

CARPINUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; TILIA; TILIA CORDATA;

EID: 84928019920     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.019     Document Type: Article

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