Phenology of Atlantic rain forest trees: A comparative study

Biotropica

Volumn 32, Issue 4 B, 2000, Pages 811-823

  Morellato, L Patricia C ^a   Talora, Daniela C ^a   Takahasi, Adriana ^a   Bencke, Cinara C ^a   Romera, Eliane C ^a   Zipparro, Valescka B ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Brazil; Flowering; Fruiting; Leaf fall; Leaf flush; Phenology; Seasonality; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWERING; FRUITING; PHENOLOGY; RAINFOREST; SEASONALITY;

(SOUTHEAST); BRAZIL;

PHYLLANTHUS (ANGIOSPERM); SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0035010865     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00620.x     Document Type: Article

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