Regeneration niche partitioning in neotropical pioneers: Effects of gap size, seasonal drought and herbivory on growth and survival

Oecologia

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 456-465

  Pearson, T R H ^a,d   Burslem, D F R P ^a   Goeriz, R E ^b   Dalling, J W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d WINROCK INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Panama; Seedling; Species richness; Trade off; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH; HERBIVORY; NICHE PARTITIONING; PIONEER SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MORTALITY; SEASON; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; SEASONS; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

PANAMA;

CECROPIA; CECROPIA INSIGNIS; CROTON; LUEHEA; LUEHEA SEEMANNII; MICONIA; MICONIA ARGENTEA; OCHROMA; OCHROMA PYRAMIDALE; TREMA; TREMA MICRANTHA;

EID: 0242403198     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1361-x     Document Type: Article

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