Wood anatomy and growth patterns serve as critical indicators in ecological studies, offering deep insights into the history ...
Cut into the trunk of a pine tree, and you will see a familiar series of concentric rings, each corresponding to a season of growth. But not all stumps tell the same story. A study published in ...
Published in Forest Ecosystems, a seven-year study of loblolly pine plantations shows that crowded forests favor big trees in ...
American Journal of Botany, Vol. 100, No. 7, GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL CHANGE (July 2013), pp. 1332-1343 (12 pages) Premise of the study: Xylem structure determines the hydraulic and mechanical properties of ...
Large-scale satellite data has shown that while large trees expand their crown during the dry season, small trees drop leaves – possibly due to limited light availability in the shaded understory. A ...