Spatial organisation of a bimodal forest stand

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 391-397

  Eichhorn, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birch; Gibbs process; Kamchatka; Marked point pattern; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; BIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; BIRCH; CANOPY CLOSURES; COMPETITIVE EFFECTS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; FOREST STAND; GIBBS PROCESS; INTERACTION DISTANCES; KAMCHATKA; MARKED POINT-PATTERN; PAIR CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; PAIR CORRELATIONS; SESSILE ORGANISMS; SPATIAL PATTERN ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; UPPER CANOPY;

COMPETITION; FORESTRY; SIZE DETERMINATION;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CORRELATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; MODEL TEST; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND DYNAMICS;

BETULA; COMPETITION; DISTRIBUTION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; SIZE;

KAMCHATKA; KAMCHATKA PENINSULA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA;

EID: 78149496166     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-010-0200-2     Document Type: Article

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