A review of forest patch models and their application to global change research

Climatic Change

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-153

  Shugart, H H ^a   Smith, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST MODEL; GAP MODEL; GLOBAL CHANGE; MODEL APPLICATION; PATCH MODEL; REVIEW; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0029660882     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00224626     Document Type: Review

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