Litter cover variability affects seedling performance and herbivory

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 598-606

  Benitez Malvido, Julieta ^a   Kossmann Ferraz, Isolde D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Effect of litter; Herbivory; Rain forest; Regeneration; Sapotaceae; Seedlings

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; LITTERFALL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEEDLING;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOPHYLLUM; CHRYSOPHYLLUM POMIFERUM; MICROPHOLIS VENULOSA; POUTERIA CAIMITO; POUTERIA PERUVIENSIS; SAPOTACEAE;

EID: 0033499718     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00407.x     Document Type: Article

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