Edaphic variation and the mesoscale distribution of tree species in a neotropical rain forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-112

  Clark, David B ^a,c   Clark, Deborah A ^a   Read, Jane M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c La Selva Biological Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Soil; Tropical rain forest; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

TREE;

EDAPHIC GRADIENT; RAINFOREST; TREE DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION-SOIL RELATIONSHIP;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0031912002     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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