Small-scale disturbance and regeneration dynamics in a neotropical mangrove forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 165-178

  Sherman, Ruth E ^a   Fahey, Timothy J ^a   Battles, John J ^b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Community dynamics; Disturbance; Mangroves; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

AVICENNIA GERMINANS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FLOODING; FOREST; LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA; LIGHTNING; MANGROVE; MORTALITY; PLANT GROWTH; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STRESS TOLERANCE; TREE; TROPICS;

CANOPY GAP; DISTURBANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; MANGROVE; REGENERATION;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

AVICENNIA GERMINANS; LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

EID: 0034110280     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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