Long-lived light-demanding emergents in southern temperate forests: The case of Weinmannia trichosperma (Cunoniaceae) in Chile

Plant Ecology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-115

  Lusk, Christopher H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Temperatre rainforest; Trade offs; Tree growth rates; Tree life histories; Tree lifespans

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; RAINFOREST; SHADE TOLERANCE;

CHILE;

CUNONIACEAE; WEINMANNIA TRICHOSPERMA;

EID: 0033061799     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009764705942     Document Type: Article

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