Stand, structure of the emergent conifer Agathis ovata in forest and maquis, Province Sud, New Caledonia

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 641-648

  Enright, N J ^a   Goldblum, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agathis ovata; Araucariaceae; Conifer; New Caledonia; Size structures; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE;

GRANDE TERRE; NEW CALEDONIA;

AGATHIS OVATA; ARAUCARIA LAUBENFELSII; ARAUCARIA MONTANA; ARAUCARIA RULEI; ARAUCARIACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0031774826     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.2540641.x     Document Type: Article

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