A theory of disturbance and species diversity: Evidence from Nicaragua after Hurricane Joan

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 4 A, 1996, Pages 600-613

  Vandermeer, John ^a   Boucher, Douglas ^b   Perfecto, Ivette ^a   De La Cerda, Iñigo Granzow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diversity; Hurricane, Nicaragua; Rain forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000115404     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389100     Document Type: Article

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