Trenching increased growth, and irrigation increased survival of tree seedlings in the understorey of a semi-evergreen rain forest in Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-268

  Tanner, Edmund V J ^a   Barberis, Ignacio M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aspidosperma cruenta; Below ground competition; Gustavia superba; Irrigation; Simarouba amara; Tachigali versicolor; Tree seedlings; Trenching; Tropical semi evergreen forest

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWTH; IRRIGATION; RAINFOREST; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; TRENCH; UNDERSTORY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ASPIDOSPERMA; GUSTAVIA; GUSTAVIA SUPERBA; SIMAROUBA AMARA; SIMAROUBACEAE; TACHIGALI; TACHIGALI VERSICOLOR;

EID: 34247485864     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004075     Document Type: Article

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