Ramet demography of a nurse bromeliad in Brazilian restingas

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 674-681

  Sampaio, Michelle C ^a   Picó, F Xavier ^b   Scarano, Fabio R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aechmea nudicaulis; Brazil; Bromeliaceae; Life cycle traits; Nurse plants; Population dynamics; Restinga

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; DEMOGRAPHY; PIONEER SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AECHMEA NUDICAULIS; BROMELIACEAE;

EID: 16244377488     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.4.674     Document Type: Article

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