Characteristics in Picea crassifolia forest fractal dimension and its influencing factors

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1383-1389

  Zhang, Li Jie ^a   Zhao, Wen Zhi ^a   He, Zhi Bin ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Box counting dimension; Correlation dimension; Environment factors; Fractal characteristic; Information dimension; Picea crassifolia (Picea crassifolia); Population pattern

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA CRASSIFOLIA;

EID: 77953937279     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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