Population decline in the epiphytic orchid Aspasia principissa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-90

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b   Schmidt, Gerold ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c digiTus iT services   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Elasticities; Growth; Panama; Pollinator limitation

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; POLLEN LIMITATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT;

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

ASPASIA PRINCIPISSA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 31144475161     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.07.022     Document Type: Article

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