Effect of three species of climber on the performance of Ceiba pentandra seedlings in gaps in a tropical forest in Ghana

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-52

  Toledo Aceves, Tarin ^a   Swaine, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Centrosema pubescens; Combretum racemosum; Competition; Dioscorea praehensilis; Liana; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CLIMBING PLANT; COLONIZATION; DICOTYLEDON; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PIONEER SPECIES; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CEIBA; CEIBA PENTANDRA; CENTROSEMA; CENTROSEMA PUBESCENS; COMBRETUM; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA PRAEHENSILIS;

EID: 33846257166     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003725     Document Type: Article

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