Spatial patterns in different forest development stages of an intact old-growth Oriental beech forest in the Caspian region of Iran

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1355-1366

  Akhavan, R ^a   Sagheb Talebi, Kh ^a   Zenner, E K ^b   Safavimanesh, F ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Caspian forests; Fagus orientalis; Ripley's K function; Spatial association; Spatial pattern; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAMETER; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST DYNAMICS; GAP DYNAMICS; HEIGHT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

CASPIAN BASIN; IRAN;

FAGUS; FAGUS ORIENTALIS;

EID: 84865814401     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-012-0603-z     Document Type: Article

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