Intra-specific variation in mortality of even-aged Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don. forests can be explained using relationships among long-term stand characteristics

Key message

Individual size and competition directly affected long-term Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don.) mortality, whereas age and site productivity indirectly affected the mortality through individual size and competition. This result suggested that there are potential factors that could not be explained using a conventional logistic approach.

Keywords
Piecewise structural equation model; Logistic approach; Long-term monitoring; Individual-level tree mortality

Publication
Fukumoto, K., Nishizono, T. & Kitahara, F. Intra-specific variation in mortality of even-aged Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don. forests can be explained using relationships among long-term stand characteristics. Annals of Forest Science 82, 3 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-025-01272-z

Handling Editor
Ignacio J. Diaz-Maroto