Repeated disturbances and canopy disturbance regime in a tropical semi-deciduous forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-93

  De Lima, Renato A Ferreira ^a   Martini, Adriana M Zanforlin ^b   Gandolfi, Sérgius ^a   Rodrigues, Ricardo Ribeiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Complex gaps; Gap size; South eastern Brazil; Treefalls; Turnover rate

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST DYNAMICS; GAP DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; STAND STRUCTURE; TREEFALL; TROPICAL FOREST;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37849030217     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004658     Document Type: Article

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