A theoretical analysis of the frequency of gaps in plant stands

✍ Scribed by T. Nilson

• Book ID: 102979142
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1971
• Weight: 563 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0002-1571
• DOI: 10.1016/0002-1571(71)90092-6

✦ Synopsis

Theoretical problems of the penetration of direct solar radiation and diffuse skylight in relation to the geometrical structure of the plant stand are considered. Theoretical models of stand geometry based on the Poisson and positive and negative binomial distributions and the corresponding formulae for the gap frequency are presented. A new formula for the gap frequency and corresponding models of stand geometry based on the theory of Markov processes are also proposed.