Citation

Comparing tropical forest tree size distributions with the predictions of metabolic ecology and equilibrium models

Helene C. Muller-Landau, Richard S. Condit, Jess Chave, Sean C. Thomas, Stephanie A. Bohlman, Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin, Stuart Davies, Robin Foster, Shameema Gunatilleke, Nimal Gunatilleke, Kyle E. Harms, Terese Hart, Stephen P. Hubbell, Akira Itoh, Abd Rahman Kassim, James V. LaFrankie, Hua Seng Lee, Egbert Losos, Jean-Remy Makana, Tohru Ohkubo, Rolando Perez, N. Supardi Md Noor, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, Sylvester Tan, Jill Thompson, Maria Ines Valencia, George Villa, Toshihiro Yamakura, George B. Chuyong, Hebbalalu Satyanarayana Suresh

Ecology Letters (2006)

TL;DR

Tree size distributions vary by forest type

Analyzes forest tree size distributions across multiple tropical forests, finding variation in distributional form (power law, log-normal, Weibull) depending on forest type, successional stage, and analytical method.

Demonstrates that while extreme size inequality is universal in forests, the exact distributional form varies - important nuance for understanding when power law versus related distributions apply.

Key Findings from Muller-Landau et al. (2006)

Tree size distributions vary by forest type
Power law, log-normal, and Weibull distributions all observed
Extreme size inequality is universal regardless of exact form
Successional stage affects distribution shape

Comparing tropical forest tree size distributions with the predictions of metabolic ecology and equilibrium models

Key Findings from Muller-Landau et al. (2006)

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