How tree species differ as recruitment foci in a tropical pasture

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2547-2559

  Slocum, M G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abandoned pasture; Active pasture; Cecropia; Cordia alliodora; Ficus; Nucleation; Pentaclethra macroloba; Recruitment foci; Tree island

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; PASTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECRUITMENT; SHADING; TREE; WOODY PLANT;

CECROPIA; CORDIA; CORDIA ALLIODORA; FICUS; PENTACLETHRA; PENTACLETHRA MACROLOBA;

EID: 0034794723     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[2547:HTSDAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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