Recruitment dynamics and ectomycorrhizal colonization of Dicymbe corymbosa, a monodominant tree in the Guiana Shield

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-307

  McGuire, Krista L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dicymbe corymbosa; Diversity; Ectomycorrhizas; Guyana; Masting; Monodominance; Seed survival; Seedling dynamics; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; GERMINATION; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

GUYANA SHIELD; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

CARAPA GUIANENSIS; CHRYSOPHYLLUM SANGUINOLENTUM; DICYMBE CORYMBOSA; ESCHWEILERA; LICANIA;

EID: 34247541680     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003968     Document Type: Article

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