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An Appraisal of the Classic Forest Succession Paradigm with the Shade Tolerance Index

In this paper we revisit the classic theory of forest succession that relates shade tolerance and species replacement and assess its validity to understand patch-mosaic patterns of forested ecosystems of the USA. We introduce a macroscopic parameter called the “shade tolerance index” and compare it...

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Autores principales: Lienard, Jean, Florescu, Ionut, Strigul, Nikolay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25658092
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117138