Seed rain during initial colonization of abandoned pastures in the premontane wet forest zone of southern Costa Rica

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-159

  Dosch, Jerald J ^a   Peterson, Chris J ^b   Haines, Bruce L ^b  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal limitation; Distance; Pasture; Post agriculture; Seed rain; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; COLONIZATION; MONTANE FOREST; PASTURE; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; WET SEASON; WOODY PLANT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847633005     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003853     Document Type: Article

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