Functional significance of forest biodiversity for timber quality - effects of interspecific competition on crown characteristics and stem properties
concluded 01/2018
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The objective is to determine (1) whether the variability in quality of tree stems increases with neighbourhood tree species diversity and (2) whether stem quality of individual trees is dependent on specific traits of neighbouring species. Individual tree timber quality parameters and neighbour tree crown and stem size/position data will enable us to model the effect of neighbour species on the target subject trees with respect to timber quality. Data on crown and stem characteristics of commercially important broadleaved tree species in 6 study regions throughout Europe will be collected and analyzed. Wherever possible, data and results from other working groups within FunDivEurope will be included in the analysis in order to enable a broad, comprehensive assessment of tree species diversity impacts on timber quality.
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Supervision: | Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bauhus, Prof. Dr. Michael Scherer-Lorenzen |
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Funding: | EU - FP7 |
Duration: | Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2014 |
Partners: | see at the homepage of "FunDivEurope" |
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