Long-term population dynamics of the epiphytic bromeliad, Werauhia sanguinolenta

Ecography

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 806-814

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a   Laube, Stefan ^b   Schmidt, Gerald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^c digiTus iT services   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIPHYTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TROPICAL FOREST;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

WERAUHIA; WERAUHIA SANGUINOLENTA;

EID: 28644447024     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2005.0906-7590.04292.x     Document Type: Article

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