Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Trees compete for space, light and resources, and those clashes can leave battle scars

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Wayne K. Clatterbuck, Professor Emeritus of Silviculture and Forest Management, University of Tennessee

When you walk through a forest, it may feel like a static setting where very little is happening. But trees are constantly interacting and reacting to each other as they grow. There’s intense competition for light and space. Every shift affects the overall makeup of the forest in some way.

Forest scientists like me spend a lot of time thinking about forest succession…

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