Markov chain models for forest successions in the Erzgebirge, Germany

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 159, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 145-160

  Benabdellah, Benabdellah ^a   Albrecht, Karl Friedrich ^a   Pomaz, Valeri L ^a,b   Denisenko, Elizabeth A ^c   Logofet, Dmitrii O ^d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Nerusa Station   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^d RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Climax communities; Erzgebirge; Forest successions; Markov chains; Ontogenetic intervals

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MARKOV CHAIN; SUCCESSION;

GERMANY;

PICEA;

EID: 0037438904     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00285-5     Document Type: Article

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