Complementarity of light and water use in tropical agroforests II. Modelled theoretical tree production and potential crop yield in arid to humid climates

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 275-282

  Cannell, M G R ^a   Mobbs, D C ^a   Lawson, G J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Competition; Leaf area index; Model; Sorghum; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032559807     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00168-0     Document Type: Article

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