Germination and establishment of Tillandsia eizii (Bromeliaceae) in the canopy of an oak forest in Chiapas, Mexico

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 246-250

  Toledo Aceves, Tarin ^a   Wolf, Jan H D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bromeliads; Epiphytes; Forest canopy; Non timber forest product; Reintroduction; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; EPIPHYTE; FOREST CANOPY; GERMINATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MONOCOTYLEDON; REINTRODUCTION; REVEGETATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

BROMELIACEAE; TILLANDSIA;

EID: 41549112965     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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