Flooded forests: Death by drowning, not herbivory

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 147-148

  White, T C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decline; Dieback; Drought; Population limitation regulation; Tropical dry forest; Waterlogging

Indexed keywords

ANT; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIEBACK; DROUGHT; FLOOD; HERBIVORY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION REGULATION; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; TROPICAL FOREST;

ARMADILLO; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 34047202092     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2007)18[147:FFDBDN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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