Does tree size influence timing of flowering in Cerberiopsis candelabra (Apocynaceae), a long-lived monocarpic rain-forest tree?

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 621-629

  Read, Jennifer ^a   Sanson, Gordon D ^a   Jaffré, Tanguy ^b   Burd, Martin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Delayed reproduction; Mass flowering; Masting; Monocarpy; New Caledonia; Plant life history; Reproductive strategy; Semelparity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CANOPY GAP; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLOWERING; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; SIZE EFFECT; TREE PLANTING;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

APOCYNACEAE; CERBERIOPSIS CANDELABRA;

EID: 33750291383     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003464     Document Type: Article

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