Long-term growth and rainfall in a Ugandan moist forest: Seasonal rhythms and flexing stems

Commonwealth Forestry Review

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Sheil, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Hydrostatic pressure; Moisture status; Permanent sample plot

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MOIST FOREST; RAINFALL; SEASONAL RHYTHM;

UGANDA, BUDONGO;

EID: 0031452089     PISSN: 00103381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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