Species co-existence in an Australian subtropical rain forest: Evidence for compensatory mortality

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 316-329

  Penfold, Guy C ^a,b   Lamb, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Density dependent; Doryphora sassafras; Polyosma cunninghamii; Regeneration; Sloanea woollsii; Spacing mechanism; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA;

COEXISTENCE; COMPENSATION; CONSPECIFIC; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; SPACING;

AUSTRALIA;

ACMENA INGENS; DORYPHORA SASSAFRAS; POLYOSMA CUNNINGHAMII; SLOANEA WOOLLSII;

EID: 0032909139     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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