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This research aims to analyze how age influences the survival rates of sugar maple seedlings.

November 1, 1971Ecology

A Dynamic Analysis of Age in Sugar Maple Seedlings

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Randomized trial investigates survival factors in sugar maple seedlings, indicating age affects mortality rates.

This research aims to analyze how age influences the survival rates of sugar maple seedlings.
Age data from sugar maple seedlings in southern Wisconsin was collected.
Two population models (negative exponential and power function) were compared.
Seed-crop numbers and their effect on stem density were analyzed.
The power function model described the population dynamics effectively, showing a decreasing mortality rate with age.
Seed crops and viable seeds did not impact stem numbers after several years.
Initial population density affected the probability of seedling survival during the germination year.

Joan M. Hett (1971) studied this question.

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