A comparison of forest gap models: Model structure and behaviour

Climatic Change

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-313

  Bugmann, Harald K M ^a   Yan, Xiaodong ^b   Sykes, Martin T ^c   Martin, Philippe ^d   Lindner, Marcus ^a   Desanker, Paul V ^e   Cumming, Steve G ^f  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST GAP MODEL; GAP MODEL; MODEL BEHAVIOUR; MODEL STRUCTURE; PATCH MODEL;

EID: 0029843505     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00224640     Document Type: Article

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