Variation in performance of the tree fern Cyathea caracasana (cyatheaceae) across a successional mosaic in an Andean cloud forest

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 545-551

  Arens, Nan Crystal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud forest; Cyathea; Cyatheaceae; Generalist; Habitat; Specialist; Succession; Tree fern

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037790617     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657118     Document Type: Article

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