The Conversation: Trees Compete for Space, Light and Resources, and Those Clashes Can Leave Battle Scars

When you walk through a forest, it may feel like a static setting where very little is happening. But trees are constantly interacting and reacting to each other as they grow. There's intense competition for light and space. Every shift affects the overall makeup of the forest in some way.

Professor Emeritus of Silviculture and Forest Management Wayne Clatterbuck studies the ecological changes in species composition, tree arrangement and forest development. He and his colleagues researched how tree species interact and change over time when impacted by natural disasters or other disturbances. Read about their findings at The Conversation.

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