Patterns of tree-fall and branch-fall in a tropical rain forest in French Guiana

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-29

  Van Der Meer, Peter J ^a,b   Bongers, Frans ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Native Forest R and D Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Branch falls; Canopy gaps; Forest dynamics; French Guiana; Monte Carlo test; Spatial pattern; Tree falls; Tropical rain forest; Turnover rate

Indexed keywords

BRANCH FALL; DISTURBANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; RAINFOREST; TREE FALL;

FRENCH GUIANA, NOURAGUES;

EID: 0029669090     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261696     Document Type: Article

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