Spatial variation and dynamics of flooding, canopy openness, and structure in a Neotropical swamp forest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-173

  Souza, Alexandre F ^a,c   Martins, Fernando R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Departamento de Ecologia IB   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crown densiometry; Forest degradation; Forest dynamics; Ground surface heterogeneity; Ripley's K function

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; FLOODING; FOREST DYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SWAMP FOREST;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26844447892     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-004-7811-7     Document Type: Article

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