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Two recent studies using tree aggregations to analyze forest age-structure stability and past forest structure are flawed. A better understanding of aggregation dynamics is needed before aggregation analysis is used in forest management.
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Stephenson, N.L. Use of tree aggregations in forest ecology and management. Environmental Management 11, 1–5 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867172
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