Architecture of a cool-temperate rain forest canopy

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2719-2730

  Olesen, T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Atherosperma moschatum; Canopy architecture; Crown asymmetry, costs and benefits; Height safety factor; Mt. Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia; Phototropism; Rain forest, cool temperate; Spatial patterns; Tree tilt, torque, and stress

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ASYMMETRY; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; GEOMETRY; RAINFOREST;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ATHEROSPERMA MOSCHATUM; MONIMIACEAE;

EID: 0034765409     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[2719:AOACTR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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