Growth and mortality in high and low light: Trends among 15 shade-tolerant tropical rain forest tree species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-85

  Bloor, Juliette M G ^a   Grubb, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Relative growth rate; Trade off; Tree seedlings; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; RAINFOREST; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0037327532     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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