Is farther seed dispersal better? Spatial patterns of offspring mortality in three rainforest tree species with different dispersal abilities

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-52

  Jansen, Patrick A ^a,b   Bongers, Frans ^a   Van Der Meer, Peter J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; MORTALITY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 39549107205     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0906-7590.05156.x     Document Type: Article

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