Tree species stratification in relation to allometry and demography in a warm-temperate rain forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-218

  Aiba, Shin Ichiro ^a,b   Kohyama, Takashi ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Architecture; Diameter height curve; Maximum size; Mortality; Recruitment rate; Size growth rate; Tree community

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; DEMOGRAPHY; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT;

JAPAN, OSUMI ISLANDS, YAKUSHIMA ISLAND;

EID: 0029730069     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261356     Document Type: Article

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