Herbivore and plant demography: A case study in a fragment of semi-deciduous forest in brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 159-165

  Da Silva Matos, Dalva M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antirrhaea archaea; Density effect; Euterpe edulis; Monophagy; Plant growth; Seedling; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033951419     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400001334     Document Type: Article

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