Disentangling above- and below-ground competition between lianas and trees in a tropical forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1115-1125

  Schnitzer, Stefan A ^a   Kuzee, Mirjam E ^a   Bongers, Frans ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Above ground; Below ground; C te d'Ivoire; Competition; Forest regeneration; Lianas; Trees; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; SAPLING; TIMBER HARVESTING; TROPICAL FOREST; VINE;

EID: 33645022474     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01056.x     Document Type: Article

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