A forest structure model that determines crown layers and partitions growth and mortality rates for landscape-scale applications of tropical forests

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 508-518

  Bohlman, Stephanie ^a,b   Pacala, Stephen ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial stereo photographs; Allometry; Barro Colorado Island; Crown area index; Dynamic rates; Forest dynamic model; Plant population and community dynamics; Spatial regulation; Vital rates

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ALLOMETRY; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST INVENTORY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROWTH RATE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; MORTALITY; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE; STEREO IMAGE; TROPICAL FOREST;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PANAMA [PANAMA (NTN)];

EID: 84856866477     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01935.x     Document Type: Article

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