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Stephan Getzin
Researcher at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Publications - 41
Citations - 2645
Stephan Getzin is an academic researcher from Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ. The author has contributed to research in topics: Spatial ecology & Point pattern analysis. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 39 publications receiving 2251 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephan Getzin include Schiller International University & University of Namibia.
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Heterogeneity influences spatial patterns and demographics in forest stands
TL;DR: This study supports the hypothesis that successional dynamics are intensified in heterogeneous forest stands with strong spatial structures and outlines the importance of spatial heterogeneity as a determinant of plant population dynamics and pattern formation.
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Spatial patterns and competition of tree species in a Douglas-fir chronosequence on Vancouver Island
Stephan Getzin,Charmaine Dean,Fangliang He,John A. Trofymow,Kerstin Wiegand,Thorsten Wiegand +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the fine-scale spatial structure of forest on Vancouver Island, in order to understand how the three dominant species, Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar, coexist and partition space along a chronosequence comprised of immature, mature, and old-growth stands.
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Adopting a spatially explicit perspective to study the mysterious fairy circles of Namibia
TL;DR: Analysis of the spatial patterns of fairy circles obtained from representative 25-ha aerial images of north-west Namibia supports the hypothesis that fairy circles are self-organized vegetation patterns that emerge from positive biomass-water feedbacks involving water transport by extended root systems and soil-water diffusion.
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Assessing biodiversity in forests using very high- resolution images and unmanned aerial vehicles
TL;DR: In this paper, aerial images of canopy gaps are used to assess floristic biodiversity of the forest understorey, which can be used as a coarse-filter approach to conservation in forests wherever light strongly limits regeneration and biodiversity.
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Walter’s two-layer hypothesis revisited: back to the roots!
TL;DR: It is found that, within the scope of Walter’s original intentions, this hypothesis works remarkably well, and in some cases is appropriate for deserts as well as for dry temperate systems and even some mesic savannas.