Noise-induced regularity of spatial wave patterns in subalpine Abies forests

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 465-479

  Satake, Akiko ^a   Kubo, Takuya ^a   Iwasa, Yoh ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIEBACK; FOREST; MODELING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; FOREST; MODEL; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PINE; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; WIND;

ABIES;

EID: 0032556651     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0807     Document Type: Article

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