Disturbance processes and spatial patterns of two emergent conifers in New Caledonia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-373

  Rigg, Lesley S ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Araucaria; Cyclone; Disturbance; Fire; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; REGENERATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA LAUBENFELSII; ARAUCARIA MONTANA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 21444456315     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01444.x     Document Type: Article

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