Seed size, seed germination, and seedling survival of brazilian tropical tree species differing in successional status

Biotropica

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 447-457

  Pereira De Souza, Rogéria ^a,b   Valio I F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Light regulated germination; Seed size; Seedling survival; Semi deciduous tropical forest; Shade; Shade tolerance; Successional species

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHADE TOLERANCE; SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL;

BRAZIL; SANTA GENEBRA MUNICIPAL RESERVE; SAO PAULO STATE;

BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA FORFICATA; CECROPIA; CECROPIA PACHYSTACHYA; CHORISIA SPECIOSA; CROTON; CROTON PIPTOCALYX; ESENBECKIA LEIOCARPA; FICUS GUARANITICA; HYMENAEA; HYMENAEA COURBARIL; MACRANTHERA; MYROXYLON; MYROXYLON PERUIFERUM; PACHYSTROMA LONGIFOLIUM; PIPTADENIA; PIPTADENIA GONOACANTHA; PIPTOCALYX; PSEUDOBOMBAX; PSEUDOBOMBAX GRANDIFLORUM; SCHIZOLOBIUM PARAHYBUM; SENNA; SENNA MACRANTHERA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM GRANULOSO-LEPROSUM; TREMA; TREMA MICRANTHA;

EID: 0035729758     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00198.x     Document Type: Article

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