Wind creates crown shyness, asymmetry, and orientation in a tropical montane oak forest
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| Authors: | , |
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Description: | In a cloud forest dominated by Quercus costaricensis, the gap size between the crowns was consistent and crowns were asymmetrical, being elongated perpendicular to the prevailing wind direction. A wind storm of 20 m/s removed 1.5% of the leaves, con-sistent with the idea that wind abrasion shapes tree crowns. |
| Country: | Kérwá |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/82156 |
| Online Access: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/btp.12877 https://hdl.handle.net/10669/82156 |
| Keyword: | Cloud forest Crown development Interference competition Wind damage |