Light gap forest
When an individual or large clumps of trees are removed from a forest, a hole is formed in the forest canopy. Trees may be removed due to harvesting, or because they are damaged by wildfire or diseases, or succumb to old age. The resulting hole in the canopy is known as a ‘light gap’ because more di...
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| Format: | Book Section |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
2017
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60052/1/Chapter%20%203%202017-3.pdf |