Studies on the seed biology of 100 native species of trees in a seasonal moist tropical forest, Panama, Central America

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 234, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 245-263

  Sautu, Adriana ^a,b   Baskin, Jerry M ^a   Baskin, Carol C ^a,c   Condit, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Panama; Seasonal moist tropical forest; Seed dispersal; Seed dormancy; Seed germination; Seed longevity; Seed mass; Seed moisture content

Indexed keywords

REFORESTATION; WATERSHEDS;

PANAMA CANAL WATERSHED; SEASONAL MOIST TROPICAL FOREST; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED DORMANCY; SEED GERMINATION; SEED LONGEVITY; SEED MASS; SEED MOISTURE CONTENT;

SEED;

GERMINATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NATIVE SPECIES; SEED; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED DORMANCY; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS; WATER SHEDS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PANAMA CANAL ZONE;

BEILSCHMIEDIA PENDULA; CASTILLA ELASTICA; DIPHYSA ROBINIOIDES; GENIPA AMERICANA; HURA CREPITANS; INGA; JACARANDA COPAIA; PROTIUM TENUIFOLIUM; TRATTINNICKIA ASPERA;

EID: 33748770933     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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