The role of tree size in the leafing phenology of a seasonally dry tropical forest in Belize, Central America

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 539-548

  Sayer, E J ^a,b   Newbery, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hardwood trees; Leaf flush; Onset; Sampling interval; Soil depth; Spring flushing trees; Tree size

Indexed keywords

HEIGHT; PHENOLOGY; SOIL DEPTH; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

BELIZE;

BURSERA; BURSERA SIMARUBA; BURSERACEAE; JATROPHA; METOPIUM;

EID: 0142059568     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003596     Document Type: Article

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