Seed germination, seedling growth and habitat partitioning in two morphotypes of the tropical pioneer tree Trema micrantha in a seasonal forest in Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-34

  Silvera, Katia ^a,d   Skillman, John B ^a,b   Dalling, J W ^a,c  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation patterns; Barro Colorado Nature Monument; Habitat partitioning; Seed size; Trema micrantha

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; GERMINATION; MORPHOTYPE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREE;

PANAMA;

TREMA; TREMA MICRANTHA;

EID: 0037266876     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003043     Document Type: Article

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