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Understory Distribution

Understory Distribution is a methodological framework within fern ecology that characterizes the spatial and temporal patterns of fern species abundance and diversity specifically within the understory layer of forest ecosystems, distinguishing it from broader vegetational distribution studies by focusing exclusively on the ecological dynamics of the shaded, lower strata.

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3.5K

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200

Authors

111

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

72

Predicting Population Trends from Size Distributions: A Direct Test in a Tropical Tree Community

Richard Condit, Raman Sukumar, Stephen P. Hubbell et al. · The American Naturalist · 1998 · 419 citations

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Flowering and Fruiting Periodicity in a Premontane Rain Forest in Pacific Colombia

Steven Hilty · Biotropica · 1980 · 201 citations

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Influence of Understory Characteristics on Snowshoe Hare Habitat Use and Density

John A. Litvaitis, James A. Sherburne, John A. Bissonette · Journal of Wildlife Management · 1985 · 174 citations

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Long-term overstory and understory change following logging and fire exclusion in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest

Eric E. Knapp, Carl N. Skinner, Malcolm P. North et al. · Forest Ecology and Management · 2013 · 143 citations

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Correlations of understory herb distribution patterns with microhabitats under different tree species in a mixed mesophytic forest

Carl R. Crozier, Ralph E. J. Boerner · Oecologia · 1984 · 129 citations

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Authors

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  1. AT
    A. T. Veblen

    2 publications · 135 citations

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  2. SP
    Stephen P. Bonser

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  3. DH
    D. H. Ashton

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    2 publications · 155 citations

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  4. RC
    Richard Condit

    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

    2 publications · 498 citations

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  5. RB
    Robin B. Foster

    Field Museum of Natural History, United States

    2 publications · 498 citations

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Institutions

111

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    482 citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    214 citations

  3. ForestGEO

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    358 citations

  5. Field Museum of Natural History

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    560 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    440 citations

  7. Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

    Bengaluru, India

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    481 citations

  8. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    170 citations

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  1. Biotropica

    5 publications · 317 citations

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  2. Forest Ecology and Management

    4 publications · 389 citations

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  3. Journal of Tropical Ecology

    3 publications · 41 citations

    3

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  4. Ecology

    3 publications · 180 citations

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  5. Journal of Wildlife Management

    2 publications · 206 citations

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