Age structure and growth of Dracaena cinnabari populations on Socotra

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-53

  Adolt, Radim ^a   Pavlis, Jindrich ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age determination; Arborescent Dracaena; Dracaena cinnabari woodland; Socotra Island; Yemen

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AGE STRUCTURES;

FORESTRY;

DRACAENA CINNABARI;

EID: 1642482363     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-003-0279-6     Document Type: Article

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