Seedling growth dynamics of a deeply rooting liana in a secondary forest in eastern Amazonia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-118

  Restom, Teresa G ^a,c   Nepstad, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA AMBIENTAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Davilla kunthii; Forest regeneration; Leaf water potential; Root penetration; Soil resistance; Vines

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ECOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; SEED; SOILS;

PENETRATION RATES; SUPERFICIAL SOIL;

FORESTRY;

CLIMBING PLANT; GROWTH; ROOT; SECONDARY FOREST;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

DILLENIACEAE; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 1542291092     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.10.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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