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  • Plant Physiology
  • Quantitative Ecology

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  • Tree saplings face resource competition, influencing vitality and growth.
  • Understanding neighborhood competition is crucial for predicting sapling performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To precisely predict biomass allocation, growth, and morphology of oak and beech saplings.
  • To integrate detailed environmental data, including spatial neighborhood, into predictive models.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized hemispherical photography for light availability analysis.
  • Employed terrestrial laser scanning (3D point clouds) to assess spatial neighborhood and forest structure.
  • Developed predictive models incorporating environmental variables.

Main Results:

  • Light availability was the primary predictor; neighborhood variables (e.g., space filling) significantly increased model precision.
  • Biomass allocation in oak was driven by space availability; growth (diameter, height) responded to light and neighborhood.
  • Leaf morphology (leaf-area ratio) decreased with increasing light availability.

Conclusions:

  • Sapling performance varies even under similar light conditions due to neighborhood differences.
  • Terrestrial laser scanning is effective for assessing tree neighborhoods.
  • Aboveground light reduction, not belowground competition, appears to be the primary response to dense neighborhoods.