Treefall gap size effects on above- and below-ground processes in a tropical wet forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 597-609

  Denslow, Julie S ^a   Ellison, Aaron M ^b   Sanford, Robert E ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Light; Miconia; Nutrients; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

COSTA RICA; FOREST;

CANOPY GAP; FOREST; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANT;

COSTA RICA;

MICONIA;

EID: 0031826360     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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