Open AccessSpatial distribution of spruce trees in the nature reserve 'Jankove bare' on mt. Kopaonik
Author(s) -
Branko Stajić,
M. Vučković,
Marko Smiljanić
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
glasnik šumarskog fakulteta - univerzitet u beogradu/glasnik šumarskog fakulteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2217-8600
pISSN - 0353-4537
DOI - 10.2298/gsf0900191s
Subject(s) - forestry , spatial distribution , tree (set theory) , nature reserve , homogeneous , geography , distribution (mathematics) , picea abies , spatial dispersion , environmental science , ecology , mathematics , physical geography , statistics , biology , combinatorics , archaeology , mathematical analysis , physics , optics
The methodology and applicability of the study of spatial distribution of trees in Serbian forestry have been insufficiently reported and presented. This paper, based on mathematicalstatistical principles, analyses the method of spatial distribution of spruce trees in the Nature Reserve 'Jankove Bare' in the National Park 'Kopaonik'. The following methods in the group of distance methods were applied: Kotar's method (1993), T2method, and the index of distance dispersion (Johnson, Zimmer, 1985). The study results in a pure uneven-aged spruce stand based on all three methods showed that spruce trees are randomly distributed over the stand area. Therefore, environmental conditions in the study stand can be regarded as homogeneous and equally suitable for tree growth, and there are no significant interactions between the trees, which could cause a higher competition between the trees for nutrients, water, etc