Multiple basins of attraction in a tropical forest: Evidence for nonequilibrium community structure

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 575-579

  Vandermeer, John ^a   Granzow De La Cerda, Iñigo ^a   Perfecto, Ivette ^a   Boucher, Douglas ^b   Ruiz, Javier ^c   Kaufmann, Andrew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Univ Regiones Autonomas Costa C   (Nicaragua)

^d BIOMEDWARE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Basins of attraction; Equilibrium; Hurricanes; Nicaragua; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; EQUILIBRIUM; HURRICANE; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 1542379054     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-3140     Document Type: Article

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