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Foresters have long been interested in mixed forest stand dynamics. Traditionally, their view of the problem has reflected a utilitarian philosophy: at the time of stand establishment, which combination of two species will give the greatest total yield over a fixed time interval? Nelson (1964) reviewed some of the controversy surrounding this question in the writings of early European foresters, described a mathematical model for plant competition studies developed by Wit (1960) and others, and suggested it as an aid to answering the above question. Swindel (1970) elaborated on this model.
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© 1985 Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht
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Leary, R.A. (1985). Patterns of Interaction in Mixed Forest Stand Dynamics. In: Interaction theory in forest ecology and management. Forestry Sciences, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5151-8_7
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