Spatial and temporal variation in the canopy cover in a tropical semi-deciduous forest

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-276

  Bianchini, Edmilson ^a   Pimenta, José A ^a   Dos Santos, Flavio A M ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canopy; Flooding; Seasonality; Spatial heterogeneity; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944487592     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132001000300008     Document Type: Article

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