Tree spacing along the Kalahari transect in southern Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-296

  Caylor, K K ^a   Shugart, H H ^a   Dowty, P R ^a   Smith, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Rainfall gradient ; Ripley's K ; Savanna ; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREE;

BOTSWANA; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038138074     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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