Patterns of tree growth in relation to environmental variability in the tropical dry deciduous forest at Mudumalai, southern India

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 651-669

  Nath, Cheryl D ^a   Dattaraja, H S ^a   Suresh, H S ^a   Joshi, N V ^a   Sukumar, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Diameter growth; Environmental variability; Growth strategy; Rainfall; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIAMETER; DRY FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STAND DYNAMICS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL REGION; UNDERSTORY;

ARTICLE; CANOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INDIA; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NONHUMAN; TREE GROWTH; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ENVIRONMENT; INDIA; RAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MUDUMALAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 33845898175     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02708418     Document Type: Article

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