Effects of vegetation cover on seedling and sapling dynamics in secondary tropical wet forests in Costa Rica

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-76

  Dupuy, Juan Manuel ^a,b   Chazdon, Robin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Forest management; Forest succession; Lianas; Light availability; Regeneration; Secondary forests; Shrubs; Trees; Understorey vegetation

Indexed keywords

LIGHT AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT; REGENERATION; SECONDARY FOREST; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION COVER;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

EID: 29344471271     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405002890     Document Type: Article

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