Competition Indexes to Evaluate Tree Growth in a Semi-Deciduous Seasonal Forest

• Published in: Floresta e ambiente Vol. 26; no. 4
• Main Authors: Lustosa Junior, Ilvan Medeiros, Castro, Renato Vinícius Oliveira, Gaspar, Ricardo de Oliveira, Araújo, Juliana Baldan Costa Neves, Aquino, Fabiana de Gois
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2019; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
• Subjects: grupos ecológicos; manejo florestal; Mata Atlântica; PLANT SCIENCES; raios de concorrência; radius competition; grupos ecológicos; raios de concorrência; Atlantic Forest; Mata Atlântica; forest management; ecologic groups; manejo florestal

ABSTRACT Most of the studies that analyze the behavior of tree competition approach even-aged plantations. Therefore, it is possible to notice a lack of this kind of information regarding natural forests with high biodiversity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the competition in a fragmen...