Forests protect against avalanches, but not every forest is equally effective. Thanks to almost 50 years of observations at ...

The size structure of trees in crowded, even-aged Abies (fir) stands of 'Shimagare' or 'wave-regenerated' sub-alpine forests is analyzed. Tree-height distributions show consistently smaller variation ...

Growth rates for 44 species of trees in a posthurricane forest in Nicaragua were measured. The pattern is consistent with the interpretation of succession as a two stage process: an initial building ...