Crown development in tropical rain forest trees in gaps and understorey

Plant Ecology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-98

  Sterck, Frank J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dicorynia guianensis; French Guiana; Light intensity; Organisational level; Response; Upscaling; Vouacapoua americana

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; GAP DYNAMICS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; UNDERSTORY;

FRENCH GUIANA;

DICORYNIA GUIANENSIS; VOUACAPOUA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032861984     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009889414418     Document Type: Article

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