Characterizing tropical tree species growth strategies: learning from inter-individual variability and scale invariance.

Understanding how tropical tree species differ in their growth strategies is critical to predict forest dynamics and assess species coexistence. Although tree growth is highly variable in tropical forests, species maximum growth is often considered as a major axis synthesizing species strategies, wi...

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Main Authors: Jimmy Le Bec, Benoit Courbaud, Gilles Le Moguédec, Raphaël Pélissier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4355905?pdf=render