Mosaics of canopy openness induced by tropical cyclones in lowland rain forests with contrasting management histories in northeastern Australia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 883-894

  Grove, S J ^a   Turton, S M ^a   Siegenthaler, D T ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Canopy openness; Cyclone; Disturbance; Hemiphots; Management history; Patch dynamics; Rain forest; Tropical

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CYCLONE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RAINFOREST;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034485785     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400001784     Document Type: Article

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