Göttingen study shows: Larger beech seedlings have better long-term survival chances.
Light, water, nutrients: The competition for resources in the forest is fierce. Especially after so-called mast years, in which plants produce a large number of seedlings, a "race to grow" begins. However, it was previously unclear whether height differences between the young trees in their first year of life are relevant for their future development, even if they are only one or two centimeters. Researchers at the University… Read more »
