Identifying keystone plant resources in tropical forests: The case of gums from Parkia pods

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-317

  Peres, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Consumer specificity; Fruiting seasonality; Gums; Keystone resources; Keystone species; Parkia nitida; Parkia pendula; Redundancy

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES; FOREST; FRUITING; GUM; HERBIVORY; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY; PARKIA; PHENOLOGY; TREE; TROPICS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

SOUTH AMERICA;

PARKIA NITIDA; PARKIA PENDULA;

EID: 0034055223     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400001413     Document Type: Article

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