Sapling responses to variations in gap densities and spatial configurations modeled using SORTIE

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 41-53

  Banal, S ^a   Marceau, D J ^a   Bouchard, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest model; Gap dynamics; Small disturbances; SORTIE

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; DIFFUSE LIGHT; GAP DENSITIES; SAPLING GROWTH; SAPLING RESPONSES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FORESTRY MODELING; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH RESPONSE; SAPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 34250828418     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.026     Document Type: Article

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