Allometry and life history of tropical trees

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-43

  King, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Crown; Morphology; Shape; Tree; Tropical

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROWN SIZE; FOREST; TREE HEIGHT; TRUNK DIAMETER;

COSTA RICA, LA SELVA;

EID: 0029668112     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266467400009299     Document Type: Review

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