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0000-0002-6508-9582
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University of Goettingen
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Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 25-02-2019
Publisher: Unpublished
Date: 2016
Publisher: No publisher found
Date: 2020
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-04-2021
DOI: 10.1007/S00468-021-02124-9
Abstract: Mobile laser scanning and geometrical analysis revealed relationships between tree geometry and seed dispersal mechanism, latitude of origin, as well as growth. The structure and dynamics of a forest are defined by the architecture and growth patterns of its in idual trees. In turn, tree architecture and growth result from the interplay between the genetic building plans and environmental factors. We set out to investigate whether (1) latitudinal adaptations of the crown shape occur due to characteristic solar elevation angles at a species’ origin, (2) architectural differences in trees are related to seed dispersal strategies, and (3) tree architecture relates to tree growth performance. We used mobile laser scanning (MLS) to scan 473 trees and generated three-dimensional data of each tree. Tree architectural complexity was then characterized by fractal analysis using the box-dimension approach along with a topological measure of the top heaviness of a tree. The tree species studied originated from various latitudinal ranges, but were grown in the same environmental settings in the arboretum. We found that trees originating from higher latitudes had significantly less top-heavy geometries than those from lower latitudes. Therefore, to a certain degree, the crown shape of tree species seems to be determined by their original habitat. We also found that tree species with wind-dispersed seeds had a higher structural complexity than those with animal-dispersed seeds ( p 0.001). Furthermore, tree architectural complexity was positively related to the growth performance of the trees ( p 0.001). We conclude that the use of 3D data from MLS in combination with geometrical analysis, including fractal analysis, is a promising tool to investigate tree architecture.
Publisher: Unpublished
Date: 2015
Publisher: Unpublished
Date: 2006
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 13-11-2019
DOI: 10.3390/RS11222656
Abstract: In idual tree architecture and the composition of tree species play a vital role for many ecosystem functions and services provided by a forest, such as timber value, habitat ersity, and ecosystem resilience. However, knowledge is limited when it comes to understanding how tree architecture changes in response to competition. Using 3D-laser scanning data from the German Bio ersity Exploratories, we investigated the detailed three-dimensional architecture of 24 beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees that grew under different levels of competition pressure. We created detailed quantitative structure models (QSMs) for all study trees to describe their branching architecture. Furthermore, structural complexity and architectural self-similarity were measured using the box-dimension approach from fractal analysis. Relating these measures to the strength of competition, the trees are exposed to reveal strong responses for a wide range of tree architectural measures indicating that competition strongly changes the branching architecture of trees. The strongest response to competition (rho = −0.78) was observed for a new measure introduced here, the intercept of the regression used to determine the box-dimension. This measure was discovered as an integrating descriptor of the size of the complexity-bearing part of the tree, namely the crown, and proven to be even more sensitive to competition than the box-dimension itself. Future studies may use fractal analysis to investigate and quantify the response of tree in iduals to competition.
Publisher: Research Square Platform LLC
Date: 30-03-2023
DOI: 10.21203/RS.3.RS-2744981/V1
Abstract: The potential of trees to adapt to drier and hotter climates will determine the future state of forests in the wake of a changing climate. Attributes connected to trees’ hydraulic network are likely to determine their ability to endure drought. However, how a tree's architectural attributes relate to its drought tolerance remains understudied. We set out to quantify the relationship between tree structural complexity and drought tolerance. We used terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) to scan 71 trees of 18 species and generated 3D attributes of each tree. We constructed quantitative structure models (QSMs) to characterize the branching patterns of all study trees. Additionally, the box-dimension approach from fractal analysis was used to assess overall structural complexity of the trees. Three measures of xylem safety, i.e., the water potential at 12%, 50%, and 88% loss of hydraulic conductance ( P 12 , P 50 , P 88 ), were measured to characterize drought tolerance of the trees’ hydraulic systems, completed by data on specific hydraulic conductivity ( K s ). Our findings revealed a significant relationship between the structural complexity (D b ) and the three measures of xylem safety as well as K s . Tree species with low structural complexity developed embolism-resistant xylem at the cost of hydraulic efficiency. Our findings also revealed that the D b had a more pronounced and significant relationship with branch hydraulic safety and efficiency than all other tested structural attributes. Our findings indicate that the D b is a robust and easy-to-measure descriptor of tree architecture that relates to important branch hydraulic properties of a tree.
Publisher: Literacy Institute
Date: 20-04-2021
Abstract: A forest fire and human disturbances are a major threat to regeneration and forest health. This study was conducted in western Bhutan in Thimphu, above Depsi. The Objective of the research was to assess ersity, species richness, regeneration, and soil nutrients content (N, P& K) along the altitudinal gradient after a forest fire. A total of 30 standard plots of size 20x20 m plots were established in the burned blue pine forest systematically, along the altitudinal gradient. Systematic random s ling was adopted. S ling was carried out at three different altitudinal zones that is lower (2500-2700 masl), middle (2701-2900 masl), and higher (2901-3100 masl) altitude. A total of 1703 in idual plants belonging to 21 families were recorded from the study area. The ersity, regeneration, and soil nutrient increased till mid-altitude and decreased with further increase in altitude, making a unimodal, hump shape pattern. The regeneration, soil nutrient, and ersity were higher in the gentle slope and the slope facing southeast due to the longer duration of sunlight exposition. The regeneration and ersity of vegetation showed a positive correlation with aspect, carbon, phosphorous, and nitrogen (p .05). The ersity and regeneration after a fire was affected by environmental factors, especially soil nutrients, aspect, and slope. The study forms the baseline data for the forest manager to sustainably restore the forest after a fire. Species resistant to fire can be chosen for forest restoration. It can also be incorporated in management plans for sustainable management and conservation of mountain blue pine forests.
Publisher: Unpublished
Date: 2018
Location: Bhutan
Location: Austria
Start Date: 2017
End Date: End date not available
Funder: Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2018
End Date: 2020
Funder: Royal University of Bhutan
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