Leaf litter effects on seed and seedling predation of the palm Astrocaryum murumuru and the legume tree Dipteryx micrantha in Amazonian forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 709-725

  Cintra, Renato ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon forest; Astrocaryum; Leaf litter effects; Legume Dipteryx; Seed predation; Seedling predation; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

LEAF LITTER; RECRUITMENT; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING PREDATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

ARECACEAE; ASTROCARYUM; ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU; DIPTERYX; DIPTERYX MICRANTHA; FABACEAE;

EID: 0030804253     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010889     Document Type: Article

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