Partitioning of space among trees in an old-growth spruce forest in subarctic Fennoscandia

• Main Authors: Pouta, Pasi, Kulha, Niko, Kuuluvainen, Timo, Aakala, Tuomas
• Other Authors: Suomen ympäristökeskus, The Finnish Environment Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: metsät; havumetsät; vanhat metsät; metsäkuusi; kuuset; tila; kilpailu (biologia); kasvu; metsäekologia; Fennoskandia; Gam; Fennoscandia; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/347885

The distribution of space among forest trees is linked to the availability of resources, among-tree competition, and hence forest dynamics. We studied partitioning of horizontal space among trees and related spatial structures in an old-growth Picea abies (L.) Karst -dominated forest in northeastern...