Topographic variation and stand heterogeneity in a wet evergreen forest of India

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 697-707

  Robert, Audrey ^a   Moravie, Marie Agnès ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diameter distributions; Diameter growth; Spatial patterns; Topography; Tree height

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER; EVERGREEN FOREST; HEIGHT; HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAND STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPICAL FOREST;

INDIA;

VALERIA INDICA;

EID: 0242676337     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403006096     Document Type: Article

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