Estimation of a spatial tree-influence model using iterative optimization

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-75

  Kuuluvainen, Timo ^a   Linkosalo, Tapio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competition; Ecological field theory; Ecosystem interactions; Heterogeneity; Individual based ecology; Spatial pattern; Tree influences

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM CHARACTERISTIC; FOREST; INDIVIDUAL TREE; ITERATIVE OPTIMIZATION; SPATIAL PATTERN;

EID: 0032536585     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00182-8     Document Type: Article

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