Editing Coppicing (section)

== Natural occurrence ==
Coppice and pollard growth is a response of the tree to damage, and can occur naturally. Trees may be [[Browsing (herbivory)|browsed]] or broken by [[Megaherbivore|large herbivorous animals]], such as [[cattle]] or [[elephant]]s, felled by [[beaver]]s or [[Windthrow|blown over by the wind]]. Some trees, such as [[Tilia|linden]], may produce a line of coppice shoots from a fallen trunk, and sometimes these develop into a line of mature trees. For some trees, such as the [[common beech]] (''Fagus sylvatica''), coppicing is more or less easy depending on the altitude: it is much more efficient for trees in the [[Montane ecosystems#Montane forests|montane zone]].<ref>{{citation|title=Flore forestière française : guide écologique illustré. 1, Plaines et collines |trans-title=French forest flora: illustrated ecological guide |date=1989|page=453|publisher=Institut pour le développement forestier|isbn=2-904740-16-3}} Cite: ''[...] rejette mal de souche à l'étage collinéen, mais très facilement à l'étage montagnard ; (Does not coppice well in the foothill zone but very easily in the montane zone).''</ref>