Recovery and succession of epiphytes in upper Amazonian fallows

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 705-717

  Benavides, Ana Maria ^a   Wolf, Jan H D ^a   Duivenvoorden, Joost F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Araceae; Canopy; Colombia; Dispersal; Diversity; Hemi epiphytes; Holo epiphytes; Secondary forest; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; BIOMASS; EPIPHYTE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; ZOOCHORY;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARACEAE;

EID: 33750307626     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003580     Document Type: Article

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