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SUBMITTER: Zhang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4594911 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Xiongqing X Zhang Jianguo J Duan Aiguo A
PloS one 20151006 10
Self-thinning is a dynamic equilibrium between forest growth and mortality at full site occupancy. Parameters of the self-thinning lines are often confounded by differences across various stand and site conditions. For overcoming the problem of hierarchical and repeated measures, we used hierarchical Bayesian method to estimate the self-thinning line. The results showed that the self-thinning line for Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.)Hook.) plantations was not sensitive to the initial ...[more]