Species diversity, susceptibility to disturbance and tree population dynamics in tropical rain forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 767-776

  Burslem, David F R P ^a   Whitmore, Timothy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Cyclone; Forest dynamics; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Large scale disturbance; Solomon Islands

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE;

KOLOMBANGARA; SOLOMON ISLANDS;

EID: 0033374142     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237301     Document Type: Conference Paper

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