Treefall gap dynamics in a tropical rainforest in Papua New Guinea

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Wildlife Conservation Society

Treefall gaps play important roles tropical rainforest ecology. But studies increasingly rely on models, remote sensing, and few intensively studied research sites, mostly in the Neotropics. Here we studied the basic parameters of gap dynamics- size, causes and frequency of treefall gaps in a lower montane primary forest on the southern flank of the central range of Papua New Guinea.