Spatial relationships between tree species and gap characteristics in broad-leaved deciduous woodland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 587-596

  Koukoulas, Sotirios ^a   Blackburn, George Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forest spatial structure; Frame Wood; Gap tree spatial relationship; New Forest; Remote sensing; Ripley's K function; Spatial point pattern

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GAP DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WOODLAND;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; NEW FOREST; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BETULA PENDULA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 27744501849     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2005)16[587:SRBTSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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