Tree growth and age in an ancient Hawaiian wet forest: Vegetation dynamics at two spatial scales

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Hart, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

14C; Forest succession; Metrosideros polymorpha; Ohia; Radiocarbon; Tree age; Tree growth rate

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FOREST DYNAMICS; GROWTH RATE; MONTANE FOREST; RADIOCARBON DATING; REGENERATION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TREE RING; TROPICAL FOREST;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA;

EID: 77952474056     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409990320     Document Type: Article

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