Gap percolation in rainforests

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 177-185

  Solé, Ricard V ^a,b   Bartumeus, Frederic ^a,c   Gamarra, Javier G P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; RAINFOREST; STAND STRUCTURE; UNDERSTORY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 20444395496     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13843.x     Document Type: Article

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