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Does Araucaria hunsteinii compete with its neighbours?
Author(s) -
ENRIGHT N. J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1442-9993
pISSN - 0307-692X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1982.tb01304.x
Subject(s) - araucaria , rainforest , basal area , ecology , competition (biology) , new guinea , tree (set theory) , geography , biology , forestry , mathematics , history , mathematical analysis , ethnology
A comparison of the proportion of total stand basal area contributed by Araucaria hunsteinii, as opposed to the rest of the forest, in a number of 0.5 ha plots from New Guinea rainforest is presented. Results suggest that A. hunsteinii avoids competition with other tree species. Several hypotheses which may explain this phenomenon are advanced.