Stand spacing

A stand's spacing may be described by the crown cover of the trees. It can thus be delimited as:

*Packed - the crowns all overlap when looked at from above
*Closed - the crowns all touch, but do not overlap
*Light - when there is space between the crowns that is even
*Spacey/gappy - when a few trees are close and yet there are many clearings between these little groups

Purpose

Stands are not logical, ecologically defined management units. Instead

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