Demography of the long-lived conifer Agathis ovata in maquis and rainforest, New Caledonia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 625-636

  Enright, N J ^a   Miller, B P ^a   Perry, G L W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Growth; Maquis; Rainforest; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FECUNDITY; GROWTH; HABITAT TYPE; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL;

NEW CALEDONIA;

AGATHIS OVATA; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0242308881     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02194.x     Document Type: Article

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