Can plasticity make spatial structure irrelevant in individual-tree models?
Background Distance-dependent individual-tree models have commonly been found to add little predictive power to that of distance-independent ones. One possible reason is plasticity, the ability of trees to lean and to alter crown and root development to better occupy available growing space. Being...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Forest Ecosystems |
| Online Access: | http://www.forestecosyst.com/content/1/1/16 |