Distribution of life cycle stages in a lithophytic and epiphytic orchid

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-120

  Gómez, Noel Rivera ^a   Tremblay, Raymond L ^a,b   Meléndez Ackerman, Elvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Caribbean National Forest; Density dependent competition; Lepanthes; Orchidaceae; Pleurothallidinae; Population dynamics; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EPILITHON; EPIPHYTE; LIFE CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; PUERTO RICO;

LEPANTHES; LEPANTHES RUPESTRIS; ORCHIDACEAE; PLEUROTHALLIDINAE;

EID: 31744433485     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02805265     Document Type: Article

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