Composition and structure of a one hectare forest plot in the Crater Mountain Wildlife Management area, Papua New Guinea

Science in New Guinea

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-32

  Weiblen, George D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST; VASCULAR PLANT;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0032287662     PISSN: 03104303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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