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Quantitative characterization of clumping in Scots pine crowns
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Stenberg P
; Mõttus M
; Rautiainen M
; Sievänen R
Ann Bot
2014[Sep]; 114
(4
): 689-94
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Proper characterization of the clumped structure of forests
is needed for calculation of the absorbed radiation and photosynthetic production
by a canopy. This study examined the dependency of crown-level clumping on tree
size and growth conditions in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), and determined the
ability of statistical canopy radiation models to quantify the degree of
self-shading within crowns as a result of the clumping effect. METHODS: Twelve
3-D Scots pine trees were generated using an application of the LIGNUM model, and
the crown-level clumping as quantified by the crown silhouette to total needle
area ratio (STAR(crown)) was calculated. The results were compared with those
produced by the stochastic approach of modelling tree crowns as geometric shapes
filled with a random medium. KEY RESULTS: Crown clumping was independent of tree
height, needle area and growth conditions. The results supported the capability
of the stochastic approach in characterizing clumping in crowns given that the
outer shell of the tree crown is well represented. CONCLUSIONS: Variation in the
whole-stand clumping index is induced by differences in the spatial pattern of
trees as a function of, for example, stand age rather than by changes in the
degree of self-shading within individual crowns as they grow bigger.