The population structure of the vascular epiphytes in a lowland forest in Panama correlates with species abundance

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-342

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Orchidaceae; Population dynamics; Rarity; San Lorenzo crane site; Size class structure; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGIOSPERM; CENSUS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; GLOBAL CHANGE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RARITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR PLANT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COLON [PANAMA]; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SAN LORENZO FOREST;

BROMELIACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 34247499128     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740700404X     Document Type: Article

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