Carbon isotope composition of tree leaves from Guanacaste, Costa Rica: Comparison across tropical forests and tree life history

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 151-159

  Leffler, A Joshua ^a   Enquist, Brian J ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope composition; Costa Rica; Dry tropical forest; Functional diversity; Guanacaste; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIFE HISTORY; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE;

EID: 0036157486     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467402002109     Document Type: Article

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