Comparison of a cellular automata network and an individual-based model for the simulation of forest dynamics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 277-293

  Lett, Christophe ^a   Silber, Catherine ^a   Barret, Nicolas ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Cellular automata network; Forest dynamics; Individual based model; Spatial gap model

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; FOREST DYNAMICS; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL;

EID: 0033568370     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00090-3     Document Type: Article

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