Vertical structure and basal area development in second-growth Nothofagus stands in Chile

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 639-645

  Lusk, Christopher H ^a   Ortega, Alicia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Functional diversity; Mixed forests; Primary production; Size asymmetric competition; Stratification

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; MIXED FOREST; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY FOREST; STAND STRUCTURE; UNDERSTORY;

CHILE;

NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS DOMBEYI; NOTHOFAGUS NERVOSA; NOTHOFAGUS OBLIQUA;

EID: 0043269847     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00827.x     Document Type: Article

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