Gametophyte ecology and demography of epiphytic and terrestrial tropical ferns

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 701-708

  Watkins Jr , James E ^a,b   Mack, Michelle K ^a   Mulkey, Stephen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Disturbance; Ecology; Gametophyte; Pteridophytes; Tropical ferns

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EPIPHYTE; FERN; GAMETOPHYTE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 34250693213     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.4.701     Document Type: Article

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