Microhabitat specialization in a species-rich palm community in Amazonian Ecuador

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-65

  Svenning, Jens Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Edaphic specialization; Maintenance of biodiversity; Mass effects; Niche differentiation; Topography

Indexed keywords

AMAZON; ECUADOR;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROHABITAT; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE;

ECUADOR;

EID: 0033008696     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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