Spatio-temporal structure of multi-storied, multi-aged interior Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) stands

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1062-1074

  Lemay, Valerie ^a   Pommerening, Arne ^b   Marshall, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Mortality; Pair correlation; Random coefficients mixed models; Regeneration; Replicated and repeated measures data; Spatial point processes; Spatial temporal analysis; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORRELATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DEAD WOOD; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST FIRE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY RISK; REGENERATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STAND STRUCTURE; TIMBER;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 68849128047     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01542.x     Document Type: Article

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