Long-term canopy dynamics in a large area of temperate old-growth beech (Fagus crenata) forest: Analysis by aerial photographs and digital elevation models

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 945-953

  Henbo, Yuko ^a   Itaya, Akemi ^a   Nishimura, Naoyuki ^b,c   Yamamoto, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BUKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerial photographs; Beech; Canopy dynamics; Canopy height profile; Digital elevation model; Dwarf bamboo; Gap dynamics; Large scale study; Long term study; Natural disturbance

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CANOPY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISTURBANCE; GAP DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

ASIA; CHUGOKU; DAISEN FOREST RESERVE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; WORLD;

FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA;

EID: 11244303593     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2004.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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