Analysing the spatial and temporal dynamics of species interactions in mixed-species forests and the effects of stand density using the 3-PG model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 319, Issue , 2015, Pages 233-254

  Forrester, David I ^a   Tang, Xiaolu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biomass; Complementarity; Forest growth model

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLIMATE MODELS; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FORESTRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MIXTURES; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPLEMENTARITY; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; FOREST GROWTH MODEL; MIXED-SPECIES FORESTS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGES; SPECIES INTERACTIONS;

ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMPLEMENTARITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMPIRICAL ANALAYSIS; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; MIXED FOREST; MONOCULTURE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; WATER BUDGET; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVERGREEN FOREST; STAND DYNAMICS;

ANHUI; CHINA;

CASTANOPSIS SCLEROPHYLLA; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; LIQUIDAMBAR FORMOSANA;

EID: 84937831042     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.07.010     Document Type: Article

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