Not all trees can make a forest: Tree species composition and competition control forest encroachment in a tropical savanna
Flake, S. W., Honda, E. A., Pilon, N. A. L., Hoffmann, W. A., & Durigan, G. (2022, January 20). JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY.
author keywords: Cerrado; competition; forest encroachment; stand development; tree growth; tree mortality; woody encroachment
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that the presence of generalist trees accelerates the rates of basal area accumulation due to their greater growth rates and tolerance of shading, which will allow them to overtop and outcompete savanna specialists, causing rapid species turnover.
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