HOW COMPETITION INDICES BEHAVE AT DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD COVERAGES AND MODIFICATIONS IN A NATURAL ARAUCARIA FOREST IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL
AUTOR(ES)
Orso, Gabriel Agostini; Mallmann, Adriane Avelhaneda; Pelissari, Allan Libanio; Behling, Alexandre; Figueiredo Filho, Afonso; Machado, Sebastião do Amaral
FONTE
CERNE
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2020-06
RESUMO
ABSTRACT Tree-level growth models are being more used in heterogeneous forests, for they can take underlying processes, such as competition, into account. Although it is common in the forest literature to test several indices in order to define the most suitable for each study, the evaluation of plot sizes or competition radii is poorly addressed in competition studies. The objective of this work was to assess the effect of different plot sizes and competitor selection radii on distance-independent and distance-dependent competition indices, as well as test several modifications in previously created indices. We used data of diameter, canopy stratum and crown quality from two stem mapped measurements carried out in a six-year period. Both distance-dependent and independent indices were calculated for different plot sizes and competitor selection radii. The performance of plot sizes and neighborhood radii was evaluated via Spearman’s rank correlation with the annual growth in diameter, and those with the largest correlation coefficient were included in a stepwise regression to estimate diameter growth. For almost all the indices the correlation increased as the plot size or radius increased. A 50 m x 50 m square plot generated the strongest correlation for distance-independent indices. A 20 m radius resulted the largest correlation for the distancedependent indices. Modifications in some of the indices also improved their performance. The stepwise regression selected BAL and Hegyi indices to describe the diameter growth, which means that using only one competition index might not be enough to fully explain the overall competition.
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