Defining Canopy Structure

Example 4 - From F. J. Sterck et al, 1999

Example 4. Annual fluctuations in crown position of saplings of 4 Costa Rican tree species: … c) Minquartia guianensis (n=16). Each line represents the fluctuations between 1988 and 1994 for one individual. Crown position is an index of light availability directly above the sapling.