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Self-thinning Relationships

Self-Thinning Relationships is a theoretical construct in forest ecology that describes the inverse power-law relationship between stand density and mean tree size, arising from size-asymmetric competition for resources, which delineates the maximum population density that can be sustained during progressive mortality in even-aged forests.

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Self-thinning Rule

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Publications

133

Self-thinning in overcrowded pure stands under cultivated and natural conditions

Kyoji Yoda · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1963 · 860 citations

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Pattern of Self‐Thinning in Jack Pine: Testing the Random Mortality Hypothesis

N. C. Kenkel · Ecology · 1988 · 534 citations

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A Reevaluation of the ‐3/2 Power Rule of Plant Self‐Thinning

Donald E. Weller · Ecological Monographs · 1987 · 460 citations

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A Re-Evaluation of Reineke's Rule and Stand Density Index

Hans Pretzsch, Peter Biber · Forest Science · 2005 · 278 citations · Full text

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The Self‐Thinning Rule: Dead or Alive?

W. M. Lonsdale · Ecology · 1990 · 244 citations

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Authors

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  1. HP
    Hans Pretzsch

    Technical University of Munich, Germany

    5 publications · 406 citations

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  2. DE
    Donald E. Weller

    Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, United States

    5 publications · 853 citations

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  3. DW
    David W. Hann

    Oregon State University, United States

    4 publications · 255 citations

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  4. AH
    Akio Hagihara

    University of the Ryukyus, Japan

    4 publications · 96 citations

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  5. MW
    Mark Westoby

    Macquarie University, Australia

    3 publications · 141 citations

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Institutions

157

  1. Technical University of Munich

    Munich, Germany

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    730 citations

  2. Utah State University

    Logan, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    355 citations

  3. University of the Ryukyus

    Okinawa, Japan

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    141 citations

  4. Nagoya University

    Nagoya, Japan

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    145 citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    596 citations

  6. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    270 citations

  7. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    506 citations

  8. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    112 citations

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Venues

  1. Forest Ecology and Management

    17 publications · 592 citations

    15

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  2. Canadian Journal of Forest Research

    12 publications · 565 citations

    12

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  3. Ecology

    11 publications · 1.5K citations

    11

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  4. Annals of Botany

    8 publications · 646 citations

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  5. Forest Science

    7 publications · 608 citations

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