Levels of herbivory in two Costa Rican rain forests: Implications for studies of fossil herbivory

Biotropica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 318-326

  Smith, Dena M ^a   Nufio, Cesar R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual variation; Discrete vs. long term measurement; Fossil herbivory; Rates of herbivory; Tropical wet forests

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOSSIL RECORD; HERBIVORY; INSECT; LEAF LITTER;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 4444271811     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2004.tb00323.x     Document Type: Article

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