A review of the growth behaviour of stands and trees in even-aged, monospecific forest

Key message

Metabolic, physiological and inter-tree competitive processes interact to determine long-term growth behaviour of stands and individual trees of even-aged, monospecific forests.

Keywords
Growth phases; Growth decline; Mortality; Self-thinning; Competition; Partitioning

Publication
West, P.W. A review of the growth behaviour of stands and trees in even-aged, monospecific forest. Annals of Forest Science 81, 34 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-024-01250-x

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Handling Editor
John M. Lhotka