Seedling density dependence promotes coexistence of Bornean rain forest trees

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2006-2017

  Webb, Campbell O ^a,b   Peart, David R ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borneo; Common vs. rare species; Community level coexistence; Compensatory mortality; Density dependence; Pathogens; Rain forest; Seedling dynamics; Spatial scale; Tree species diversity

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RAINFOREST; SEEDLING;

BORNEO;

EID: 0032850483     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[2006:SDDPCO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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