Rain forest on Maraca Island, Roraima, Brazil: Artificial gaps and plant response to them

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 305-321

  Thompson, J ^a   Proctor, J ^b   Scott, D A ^b   Fraser, P J ^b   Marrs, R H ^c   Miller, R P ^d   Viana, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial canopy gaps; Herb growth in gaps; Seedling dynamics; Seedling growth; Tree sprouting

Indexed keywords

BROSIMUM LACTESCENS; CECROPIA; CECROPIA PALMATA; HIMATANTHUS; JACARANDA COPAIA; LINDACKERIA; TETRAGASTRIS PANAMENSIS;

EID: 0032559793     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00171-0     Document Type: Article

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