Long-term growth dynamics of natural forests in Hokkaido, northern Japan

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 815-824

  Umeki, Kiyoshi ^a   Kikuzawa, Kihachiro ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basal area increment; Density change; Fagus crenata; Forest dynamics; Forest structure; Picea; Sasa; Size variability

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; GROWTH; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT; STAND STRUCTURE;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

SASA;

EID: 0033369862     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237306     Document Type: Conference Paper

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