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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-04-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/5/146 |