Effects of size, competition and altitude on tree growth

By David A. Coomes, R. Allen. 2007

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Moving on from Metabolic Scaling Theory: hierarchical models of tree growth and asymmetric competition for light (2011, methodology): “1Forest Ecology and Conservation Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK; and 2Landcare Research, PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand Summary 1.”
The Social Engineering Optimizer (SEO) (2018, unknown): “While in single-solution techniques, a solution is applied to find the optimal solution.”
Forest aboveground biomass along an elevational transect in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the role of Fagaceae in tropical montane rain forests (2010, background): “Increasing elevation may affect tree growth rates and stand structure because of reduced air and soil temperatures, often increased rainfall, and alterations in nutrient availability and soil chemistry (Coomes & Allen, 2007; Körner, 2007).”
How much variation in tree mortality is predicted by soil and topography in Central Amazonia (2011, background): “Furthermore, asymmetrical competition for light is expected to be negatively related to tree size (Coomes and Allen, 2007).”
Size‐dependence of growth and mortality influence the shade tolerance of trees in a lowland temperate rain forest (2009, unknown): “1998; Coomes & Allen 2007; Coomes et al. 2009).”
The role of plant interactions in the restoration of degraded ecosystems: a meta‐analysis across life‐forms and ecosystems (2009, background): “Because growth rates and resource demand are usually low in seedlings and increase with plant size or age (Kitajima & Fenner 2000; Coomes & Allen 2007 ), an increase of competition with study duration could have been expected if older age classes or longterm studies were better represented in the r”
Influence of competition and age on tree growth in structurally complex old-growth forests in northern Minnesota, USA (2013, background): “In natural forests, tree-to-tree variation in growth can be considerable, and it results from, as well as promotes, the structural and compositional complexity that often characterize these forests (Coomes and Allen, 2007; Parish and Antos, 2004).”
What drives the success of reforestation projects in tropical developing countries? The case of the Philippines (2014, background): “From previous research, elevation usually has a significant negative effect on forest growth, meaning that forests tend to have better growth at lower altitudes (Coomes and Allen, 2007).”
Altitudinal differentiation in growth and phenology among populations of temperate-zone tree species growing in a common garden (2009, background): “For temperate-zone trees, the growth rate can have a strong impact on survival, biotic interactions, and long-term establishment (Coomes and Allen 2007).”
Interspecific Relationships among Growth, Mortality and Xylem Traits of Woody Species from New Zealand (2010, methodology): “…of diameter (D), temperature (T in kelvin) and the basal area of taller trees in the immediate neighborhood (A), using the following relationship (Coomes & Allen 2007): (Equation 1) The term within the third set of brackets specifies the size dependence of growth assuming that growth is a power…”
Competition, species interaction and ageing control tree mortality in boreal forests (2011, background): “As in other empirical studies (e.g. Coomes & Allen 2007a), we used SBA as a surrogate for stand crowding.”