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The goal of this study was to determine the relative contribution of habitat differentiation on the radial growth of forest trees and to understand some underlying ecological mechanisms that may… Click to show full abstract
The goal of this study was to determine the relative contribution of habitat differentiation on the radial growth of forest trees and to understand some underlying ecological mechanisms that may affect these relationships. Forest growth data for the period 2009 to 2014 were collected in a 21.12 hm stem⁃mapped temperate coniferous and broadleaved forest in Jiaohe, Jilin Province. Based on habitat type classifications, three ecological null models, Habitat Complete Spatial Randomness (CSR) Process, Species Complete Spatial Randomness Process and Species Thomas Process were employed to test the significance of radial growth⁃habitat associations. Furthermore, Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the influence of topographical variables on radial growth. A total of 36 species were included in the analysis. The following
Journal Title: Acta Ecologica Sinica
Year Published: 2017
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