Comparative study on the drainage requirements and growth pattern of three neotropical pioneer species

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 761-770

  Kammesheidt, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cecropia peltata; Diameter distribution; Drainage; Height curves; Heliocarpus popayanensis; Logged stands; Ochroma lagopus; Spatial pattern; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347607268     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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