Abstract
A simple relation (v-lnB) (u-lnx)=c was recognized betweenx as dbh (or individual basal area) andB as the cumulative basal area abovex, for various stands of warm-temperate rain forests of Yakushima Island, southern Japan (v, u andc, parameters). The model parameters explained a difference in the pattern of stand development between secondary succession after clear-felling and gap regeneration within primary forests.
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Kohyama, T. A function describing all-sized trunk diameter distribution in warm-temperate rain forests. Bot Mag Tokyo 101, 207–212 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02488897
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02488897