Canopy gaps in rain forest on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: Size distribution and methods of measurement

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 427-434

  Green, Peter T ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Christmas Island; Indian Ocean; Rain forest

Indexed keywords

GAP SIZE; RAINFOREST;

INDIAN OCEAN, CHRISTMAS ISLAND;

EID: 0030427719     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400009639     Document Type: Article

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