Canopy composition influencing plant patch dynamics in a Brazilian sandy coastal plain

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 343-347

  Dias, André Tavares Corrêa ^a   Zaluar, Henrique Leão Teixeira ^a   Ganade, Gislene ^a,b   Scarano, Fabio Rubio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clusia hilariana; Facilitation; Nurse plants; Patch dynamics; Restinga

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COASTAL PLAIN; PATCH DYNAMICS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CLUSIA HILARIANA;

EID: 20844459198     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404002226     Document Type: Article

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