Distance decay in an old-growth neotropical forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-166

  Palmer, Michael W ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Distance decay of similarity; La Selva; Old growth forest; Unified neutral theory

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL THEORY; HETEROGENEITY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SCALE EFFECT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; HEREDIA; LA SELVA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444468923     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02351.x     Document Type: Article

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