Leaffall phenology in a subtropical wet forest in Puerto Rico: From species to community patterns

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-304

  Zalamea, Marcela ^a,c   González, Grizelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Climate seasonality; Lianas; Litterfall; Luquillo Experimental Forest; Solar radiation; Subtropical wet forest; Weakly seasonal forests

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DRY SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITTERFALL; MOBILIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SOLAR RADIATION; VINE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 42649109708     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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