Life history characteristics and rarity of woody plants in tropical dry forest fragments of Central America

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 637-649

  Gillespie, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding systems; Central America; Dioecy; Rarity; Seed dispersal; Tropical dry forests; Zoochory

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISPERSAL; LIFE HISTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODY PLANT;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 0032739467     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467499001066     Document Type: Article

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