The effect of clipping on self‐thinning in Trifolium pratense

Mark Westoby; Lee Brown

doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.1980.tb01264.x

The effect of clipping on self‐thinning in Trifolium pratense

Mark Westoby^*, Lee Brown

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The self‐thinning rule describes mortality in a crowded even‐aged stand as a function only of biomass accumulation. We tested this prediction by stopping biomass accumulation with clipping treatments in Trifolium pratense. Moderate levels of clipping slowed thinning mortality considerably, but did not stop it entirely.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	407-409
Number of pages	3
Journal	Australian Journal of Ecology
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.1980.tb01264.x
Publication status	Published - 1980

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