On the challenge of fitting tree size distributions in ecology.

Patterns that resemble strongly skewed size distributions are frequently observed in ecology. A typical example represents tree size distributions of stem diameters. Empirical tests of ecological theories predicting their parameters have been conducted, but the results are difficult to interpret bec...

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Main Authors: Franziska Taubert, Florian Hartig, Hans-Jürgen Dobner, Andreas Huth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585190?pdf=render