The spatial pattern of a Juniperus communis var. depressa population on a continental dune in subarctic Quebec, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 446-450

  Houle, Gilles ^a   Duchesne, Mario ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032981692     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-018     Document Type: Article

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