Floristic composition across a climatic gradient in a neotropical lowland forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 553-566

  Pyke, Christopher R ^a   Condit, Richard ^b   Aguilar, Salomón ^b   Lao, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Gradient analysis; Life zone; Precipitation; Spatial analysis; Tropical lowland forest

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

PANAMA;

EID: 0034754135     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237007     Document Type: Article

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