Seed shadow, seedling recruitment, and spatial distribution of Buchenavia capitata (Combretaceae) in a fragment of the Brazilian Atlantic forest

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 883-890

  Santos, B A ^a   Melo, F P L ^a   Tabarelli, Marcello ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Buchenavia capitata; Seed shadow; Seedling recruitment; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BUCHENAVIA TETRAPHYLLA; COMBRETACEAE;

EID: 33749442863     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842006000500014     Document Type: Article

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