A trait database for Guianan rain forest trees permits intra- and inter-specific contrasts

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 781-786

  Ollivier, Mariwenn ^a   Baraloto, Christopher ^a   Marcon, Eric ^a  

^a Campus Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

French Guiana; Functional groups; Ontogeny; Plant traits; Plasticity; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; RAINFOREST; TREE;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 36349002320     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2007058     Document Type: Article

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