Crown plasticity enables trees to optimize canopy packing in mixed-species forests - Jucker, Tommaso; Bouriaud, Olivier; Coomes, David A. (Functional ecology, 2015)
Keywords: allometry; biodiversity and ecosystem function; biogeochemical cycles; Canopies; canopy; canopy space filling; crown architecture; crown volume; Ecosystems ecology; Europe; Forest ecosystems; forest types; Forests; FunDivEUROPE project; intraspecific variation; Mixed forests; mixing; Monoculture; Morphology; Nutrient cycles; Packing; Plastic properties; Plasticity; species diversity; Species richness; Terrestrial ecosystems; Trees; Vertical distribution; vertical stratification; Europe