Population structure and life cycle of Borassus aethiopum mart.: Evidence of early senescence in a palm tree

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 439-448

  Barot, Sébastien ^a   Gignoux, Jacques ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Borassus aethiopum; Growth; Humid savanna; Ivory coast; Life history; Palm tree; Population structure; Reproduction; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

BORASSUS AETHIOPUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PTYCHOSPERMA ELEGANS;

EID: 0032720848     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00386.x     Document Type: Article

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