Figs and the diversity of tropical rainforests

BioScience

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1053-1064

  Harrison, Rhett D ^a,b  

^a Smithsoman Tropical Research Institute   (Panama)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ficus; Rare niches; Species coexistence; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORACEAE;

EID: 28844449169     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[1053:FATDOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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