Are lianas increasing in importance in tropical forests? A 17-year record from panama

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 484-489

  Wright, S Joseph ^a,b   Calderón, Osvaldo ^a   Hernandéz, Andrés ^a   Paton, Steven ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b Unit 0948   (United States)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; El Ni o; Leaf litter; Leaf production; Lianas; Seedlings; Seeds; Temporal trends; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CLIMBING PLANT; EL NINO; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; LEAF LITTER; SEED PRODUCTION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL FOREST;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 1542289078     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0757     Document Type: Article

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