Tree allometry and crown shape of four tree species in Atlantic rain forest, south-east Brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-260

  Alves, Luciana F ^a,b   Santos, Flavio A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Mechanical stability; Tree allometry; Tropical lowland rain forest; Tropical tree species

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; RAINFOREST; TREE;

BRAZIL;

CHRYSOPHYLLUM; GARCINIA; SLOANEA; SWARTZIA; SWARTZIA SIMPLEX;

EID: 0036191238     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740200216X     Document Type: Article

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