Monodominance in the ectomycorrhizal Dicymbe corymbosa (Caesalpiniaceae) from Guyana

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 417-437

  Henkel, Terry W ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caesalpiniaceae; Ectomycorrhiza; Forest ecology; Guyana; Monodominance; Neotropics

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; DOMINANCE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; POPULATION DENSITY; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

GUYANA;

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; DICYMBE;

EID: 0041846878     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003468     Document Type: Article

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