Spatial pattern and process in forest stands within the Virginia piedmont

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-48

  Druckenbrod, Daniel L ^a   Shugart, Herman H ^b   Davies, Ian ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Individual based model; MUSE; Point pattern analysis; Resource competition; Ripley's K function; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; SHADE TOLERANCE; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAND DYNAMICS; STAND STRUCTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17044423027     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02336.x     Document Type: Article

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