Forest structure drives changes in light heterogeneity during tropical secondary forest succession - Matsuo, Tomonari; Martínez‐Ramos, Miguel; Bongers, Frans; Sande, Masha T.; Poorter, Lourens (The Journal of ecology, 2021)
Keywords: Abandonment; Area; Attenuation; Canopies; Canopy; chronosequences; determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Diameters; Dimensions; Distribution; Ecological succession; forest structure; forest succession; forestry development; Geographical distribution; Gradients; Height; Heterogeneity; horizontal light heterogeneity; Inflection points; leaves; Length; Light; Light attenuation; light attenuation rate; Light distribution; Light intensity; Luminous intensity; pioneer species; Plant species; Population Ecology; Regeneration; Regeneration (biological); secondary forests; secondary succession; shade tolerance; Species; tree and stand measurements; trees; Tropical climate; tropical forest; Tropical forests; understorey light availability; understory; vertical light profile; forest structure; light attenuation rate; horizontal light heterogeneity; secondary succession; tropical forest; understorey light availability; vertical light profile; determinants of plant community diversity and structure