Competition-density effect in plant populations

Abstract

The competition-density effect of plant populations is of significance in theory and practice of forest management and has been studied for long time. The differences between the two reciprocal equations of the competition-density effect in nonself-thinning populations and self-thinning populations were analyzed theoretically. This supplies a theoretical basis for analyzing the dynamics of forest populations and evaluating the effect of forest management.

Keywords

Competition-density effect / Self-thinning population / Nonself-thinning population / S711 / A

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