Changes in tree species abundance in a neotropical forest: Impact of climate change

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-256

  Condit, Richard ^a,d   Hubbell, Stephen P ^a,b,d   Foster, Robin B ^a,c,d  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d NONE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Demography; Population dynamics; Tropical populations

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; NEOTROPICAL FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREE; TROPICAL MOIST FOREST;

PANAMA;

EID: 0029661475     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400009433     Document Type: Article

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