Re: forest succession models

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• From: "Philip J. Burton" <burton@UNIXG.UBC.CA>
• Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 10:21:32 -0700
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While there are many kinds of forest succession models, the most widely
used and easily applied ones have been the "gap" or "patch" models descended
from Dan Botkin's JABOWA simulator.

For a thorough overviews, see:
Botkin, D.B.  1993.  Forest Dynamics:  An Ecological Model.
         Oxford Univ. Press. 309p.
Shugart, H.H.  1984.  A Theory of Forest Dynamics:  The Ecological
        Consequences of Forest Succession Models.  Springer-Verlag. 278p.

phil burton.
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Philip J. Burton, Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia
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Vancouver, B.C.  Canada  V6T 1Z4

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