Tropical forest structure: A missing dimension to Pleistocene landscapes

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 733-743

  Cowling, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy microclimate; Forest structure; Last Glacial Maximum; Pleistocene; Pleistocene refugia; Species richness; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

FOREST CANOPY; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; REFUGIUM; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 12444259801     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.881     Document Type: Review

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