Modelling of tree crowns with realistic morphological features: New reconstruction methodology based on Iterated Function System tool

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 503-513

  Collin, A ^a   Lamorlette, A ^a   Bernardin, D ^a   Sero Guillaume O ^a  

^a NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; IFS; LAI; Tree modelling

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DECIDUOUS TREES; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; FOREST FIRES; FRACTAL APPROACH; IFS; ITERATED FUNCTION SYSTEM; LAI; LEAF AREA INDEX; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; QUERCUS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; TREE CROWNS; TREE MODELLING; TREE RECONSTRUCTION; TREE SPECIES; VEGETATION CANOPY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

DEFORESTATION; FRACTALS; VEGETATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST FIRE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; LEAF AREA INDEX; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); RECONSTRUCTION; TREE; VEGETATION COVER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALGORITHMS; DEFORESTATION; PLANTS; TREES;

QUERCUS PRINUS;

EID: 78650680186     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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