Predicting the dynamics of a native Araucaria forest using a distance-independent individual tree-growth model

Background: In recent decades, native Araucaria forests in Brazil have become fragmented due to the conversion of forest to agricultural lands and commercial tree plantations. Consequently, the forest dynamics in this forest type have been poorly investigated, as most fragments are poorly structur...

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Main Authors: Enrique Orellana, Afonso Figueiredo Filho, Sylvio Péllico Netto, Jerome Klaas Vanclay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-05-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
Online Access:http://forestecosyst.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40663-016-0071-x