Physical defence traits enhance seedling survival of neotropical tree species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1044-1054

  Alvarez Clare, S ^a   Kitajima, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibre contents; Fracture toughness; Modulus of elasticity; Shade tolerance; Tissue density

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; LIFE HISTORY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; SURVIVAL;

EID: 36249001738     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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