Models of forest dynamics based on roles of tree species

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 87, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 267-284

  Acevedo, M F ^a,b   Urban, D L ^c,e   Shugart, H H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest ecosystems; Gap models; Markov models; Succession

Indexed keywords

FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GAP MODEL; JABOWA-FORET; MARKOV MODEL; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0030502953     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(94)00208-8     Document Type: Article

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