Comparison of population structures and ecology of a congeneric pair of common and rare neotropical tree species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-56

  Buckley, Yvonne M ^a   Kelly, Colleen K ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jatropha; Rarity; Seed crop; Seedling mortality; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; ECOLOGY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANGE SIZE; RARITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

MEXICO;

JATROPHA;

EID: 0037704459     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023952622862     Document Type: Article

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