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The crown architecture of tree species has evolved in response to the efficient interception of solar radiation. The light conditions at different latitudes have a decisive effect on crown shape (Kuuluvainen 1991), although many other factors, such as competition between the trees for growing space, variations in the water and nutrient regimes, the stress caused by wind and snow, and the threat of fungal diseases and foliage-eating animals, have also contributed to the evolution of crown architecture. The amount of branches and leaves varies between geographical areas and between the trees within the same stand. The branch angle, spatial distribution of the foliage and the morphological structure of the leaves are different in light and shade crowns, and change during the lifetime of the tree (Kellomäki and Oker-Blom 1983).
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Salemaa, M., Lindgren, M. (2000). Crown Condition. In: Mälkönen, E. (eds) Forest Condition in a Changing Environment. Forestry Sciences, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9373-1_14
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