On forest spatial dynamics with gap formation

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-164

  Manrubia, Susanna C ^a   Solé, Ricard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP FORMATION; GAP SIZE; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENT; FOREST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PANAMA;

EID: 0031582630     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0409     Document Type: Article

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