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News Release 10-034
Forest Tree Species Diversity Depends on Individual Variation
Thinking flawed that all species react the same to the environment
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Elevation contours outline tree heights, allowing for research on effects of light on the forest.
Credit: James Clark
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Low-altitude remote sensing is used to determine light captured by neighboring trees.
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The environment--and the individual trees within it--look alike but vary in thousands of ways.
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An alternate look at a forest: through a grid in which individual trees may be seen.
Credit: Jim Clark
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Researchers measure the diameter of trees to track responses to environmental change.
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The researcher's finding appears in the February 26, 2010 issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2010
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