Competition among canopy trees in indigenous forests: An analysis of the 'additive basal area' phenomenon

Austral Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-272

  Midgley, J J ^a   Parker, R ^a   Laurie, H ^a   Seydack, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basal area; Competition; Indigenous forests; Knysna

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CANOPY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); TREE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KNYSNA FOREST; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WORLD;

EID: 0041459956     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2002.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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