Redeployment of Shoots into Better-Lit Positions within the Crowns of Saplings of Five Species with Different Growth Patterns

Research Highlights: We demonstrate the first quantitative evidence that the shoot shedding of fast-growing species growing in a high-light environment is part of the process of shoot redeployment into better-lit outer parts of the crown. Background and Objectives: Light foraging by redeploying orga...

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Main Authors: Kohei Koyama, Hiroyuki Shirakawa, Kihachiro Kikuzawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/12/1301