Leaf defoliation of tropical dry forest tree seedlings - Implications for survival and growth

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 88-95

  Gerhardt, Karin ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Secondary tropical dry forest Seedling mortality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CEDRELA ODORATA; HEXAPODA; HYMENAEA COURBARIL; INSECTA; MANILKARA CHICLE; MANILKARA ZAPOTA; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 0031699458     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00009741     Document Type: Article

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