Growth responses of seedlings of two neotropical pioneer species to simulated forest gap environments

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 827-839

  Dalling, J W ^a   Lovelock, C E ^a   Hubbell, S P ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation patterns; Gap partitioning; Growth analysis; Light quality; Luehea; Ochroma; Pioneer; Simulated gap; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PIONEER SPECIES; SEEDLING;

LUEHEA SEEMANNII; OCHROMA PYRAMIDALE;

EID: 0033379634     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467499001200     Document Type: Article

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