Spatial Heterogeneity of the Forest Canopy Scales with the Heterogeneity of an Understory Shrub Based on Fractal Analysis

Spatial Heterogeneity of the Forest Canopy Scales with the Heterogeneity of an Understory Shrub Based on Fractal Analysis

Spatial heterogeneity of vegetation is an important landscape characteristic, but is difficult to assess due to scale-dependence. Here we examine how spatial patterns in the forest canopy affect those of understory plants, using the shrub Canada buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.) as a f...

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Main Authors: Catherine K. Denny, Scott E. Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
vegetation patterns
spatial heterogeneity
scale-dependence
fractal dimension
box-counting
line-intercept
transects
forest canopy
forest understory
Shepherdia canadensis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/5/146

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