Researchers found that shorter trees persist in mature forests by using limited sunlight more efficiently than taller species ...

Researchers discovered why trees of varied heights coexist in mature forests. Survival depends on both light interception and ...

Forest stands are areas of dense canopy growth where young trees compete for water, sunlight and nutrients, according to Kate Regan-Loomis, a natural resource manager with Great Mountain Forest. The ...

A new study on intensively managed loblolly pine plantations in the southern United States reveals how trees compete for light and nutrients, and how thinning reshapes that competition. The findings, ...