Modeling forest self-assembly dynamics using allometric and physical first principles

BioScience

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 663-676

  Hammond, Sean T ^a   Niklas, Karl J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; competition; density dependent mortality; gap models; SERA

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052773387     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2011.61.9.5     Document Type: Review

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