Source-sink dynamics within a plant population: The impact of substrate and herbivory on palm demography

Population Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-77

  Berry, Eric J ^a   Gorchov, David L ^b   Endress, Bryan A ^c   Stevens, Martin Henry H ^b  

^a SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arecaceae; Chamaedorea radicalis; Herbivory; Mexico; Population dynamics; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST FLOOR; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORY; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

ARECACEAE; CHAMAEDOREA RADICALIS;

EID: 37549005195     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-007-0067-z     Document Type: Article

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