Plant growth functions and possible spatial and temporal scaling errors in models of herbivory

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-34

  Parsons, A J ^a   Schwinning, S ^b   Carrere P ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c French National Institute of Agricultural Research   (France)

Author keywords

Grazing; Herbivory; Heterogeneity; Model; Scaling; Spatial

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROWTH; HERBIVORY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034926535     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2001.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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