Adapting the pair-correlation function for analysing the spatial distribution of canopy gaps |
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| Authors: | Robert S Nuske Susanne Sprauer Joachim Saborowski |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Ecoinformatics, Biometrics & Forest Growth, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;2. Northwest German Forest Research Station, Grätzelstr 2, 37079 Göttingen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Forestry around the world has been experiencing a paradigm shift towards more nature-oriented forest management leading foresters to emulate natural disturbances by their silvicultural treatments. Important characteristics of all disturbances are their size, severity, temporal and spatial distribution. This study focuses on the spatial distribution of gaps in the forest canopy which are typically caused by small-scale, low intensity disturbances. |
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| Keywords: | Point pattern Spatial statistics Pair-correlation function Canopy gaps Disturbances |
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