Effects of topographic position, leaf litter and seed size on seedling demography in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panamá

Plant Ecology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-105

  Daws, Matthew I ^a,c   Pearson, Timothy R H ^a   Burslem, David F R P ^a   Mullins, Christopher E ^a   Dalling, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mortality; Niche differentiation; Seedling; Topographic position; Water potential

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; LEAF LITTER; SEED SIZE; TOPOGRAPHY; TROPICAL FOREST;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21044438378     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-004-5801-4     Document Type: Article

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