Fog interception in montane forests across the Central Cordillera of Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 357-369

  Cavelier, Jaime ^a   Solis, Daniel ^b   Jaramillo, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b Inst Recurs Hidraulicos y E   (Panama)

Author keywords

Fog; Fog interception; Montane forests; Panam ; Rainfall; Tropical montane cloud forest

Indexed keywords

FOG INTERCEPTION; MONTANE FOREST; RAINFALL MEASUREMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PANAMA, CENTRAL CORDILLERA;

EID: 0030480246     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740000955X     Document Type: Article

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