Structural attributes of stand overstory and light under the canopy

摘要: This paper reviews the literature relating to relationship between light availability in understory and main qualitative quantitative attributes of stand overstory usually considered forest management planning (species composition, density, tree sizes, etc.) as well their changes consequences harvesting. The is divided two sections: first one studies which investigated influence species composition on conditions; second part examines research relationships among parameters determined from dendrometric field data radiation layer. objective was highlight are most significant traits features build more practical models for predicting regimes any and, general terms, support managers designing silvicultural treatments that retain structure different way order meet objectives.