The effects of tree species grouping in tropical rainforest modelling: Simulations with the individual-based model FORMIND

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-321

  Köhler, Peter ^a   Huth, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dipterocarp forest; Functional groups; Growth; Individual based; Malaysia; Model; Simulation; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; RAINFOREST; TREE SPECIES;

MALAYSIA, BORNEO, SABAH;

EID: 0345451060     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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