A synthetic approach for analyzing tropical tree spatial patterns through time

Community Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-52

  Leithead, M D ^a   Anand, M ^a   Deeth, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; El Ni o; Pair correlation function; Spatial point patterns; Thomas process

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISPERSAL; EL NINO; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE; OCOTEA; OCOTEA WHITEI; QUARARIBEA ASTEROLEPIS;

EID: 68049148605     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.10.2009.1.6     Document Type: Article

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