Growth strategies of clonal palms (Arecaceae) in a neotropical rainforest, Yasuni, Ecuador

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-178

  Svenning, Jens Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; GROWTH; RAINFOREST;

ECUADOR;

EID: 0034114532     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT98048     Document Type: Article

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