Exploring the influence of tree species richness on vertical structure variability in young plantations using terrestrial laser scanning Ghent University
Forest structure spatially varies at the landscape-scale (between-plot) but also local-scale (within-plot). Both scales of structural variability have significant impacts on forest ecosystem functioning and stability. However, we still have a limited understanding of how tree species richness affects the spatial structural variability. In this study, we disentangled within- and between-plot variability in stand structural variables depending on ...