An architectural understanding of natural sway frequencies in trees

• Published in: Journal of the Royal Society interface Vol. 16; no. 155; p. 20190116
• Main Authors: Jackson, T., Shenkin, A., Moore, J., Bunce, A., van Emmerik, T., Kane, B., Burcham, D., James, K., Selker, J., Calders, K., Origo, N., Disney, M., Burt, A., Wilkes, P., Raumonen, P., Gonzalez de Tanago Menaca, J., Lau, A., Herold, M., Goodman, R. C., Fourcaud, T., Malhi, Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England the Royal Society 01.06.2019; The Royal Society
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; Botanics; Ecology, environment; Ecosystems; Environmental Sciences; Forest Science; Hydrologie en Kwantitatief Waterbeheer; Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management; Laboratorium voor Geo-informatiekunde en remote sensing; Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing; Leerstoelgroep Hydrologie en kwantitatief waterbeheer; Life Sciences; Life Sciences–Physics interface; PE&RC; Skogsvetenskap; Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy; Vegetal Biology; terrestrial laser scanning; tree architecture; natural frequencies; finite-element analysis; fundamental frequency; wind damage

The relationship between form and function in trees is the subject of a longstanding debate in forest ecology and provides the basis for theories concerning forest ecosystem structure and metabolism. Trees interact with the wind in a dynamic manner and exhibit natural sway frequencies and damping pr...