Modeling the dynamics and species composition of a tropical mixed-species uneven-aged natural forest: Effects of alternative cutting regimes

Forest Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-124

  Favrichon, Vincent ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

French Guiana; Matrix model; Silviculture; Species composition

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTING; PLANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FRENCH GUIANA; MATRIX MODEL; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; UNEVEN AGED NATURAL FOREST;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

EID: 0032006337     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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