Spatial variation of throughfall volume in an old-growth tropical wet forest, Costa Rica

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 397-407

  Loescher, Henry W ^a   Powers, Jennifer S ^b   Oberbauer, Steven F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Hydrological balance; Interception; La Selva; Spatial variation; Throughfall; Tropical wet forest

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; INTERCEPTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; THROUGHFALL; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA; LA SELVA;

EID: 0036217628     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467402002274     Document Type: Article

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