Modeling the effects of temperature on growth and persistence of tree species: A critical review of tree population models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-32

  Schenk, H Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; models; Population; Temperature; Trees

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; POPULATION MODEL; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

EID: 0030597221     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(95)00212-X     Document Type: Review

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