Infestation of trees by lianas in a tropical forest in Amazonian Peru

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 747-756

  Van der, Heijden ^a   Geertje, M F ^a   Healey, John R ^b   Phillips, Oliver L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bark type; Branch free bole height; Carbon; Crown illumination index (CII); Palm; Spatial pattern; Tree growth rate; Vine

Indexed keywords

BARK; CARBON; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH; HOST PLANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST; VINE; WOOD;

AMAZONIA; MADRE DE DIOS; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; TAMBOPATA NATIONAL RESERVE;

DICOTYLEDONEAE;

EID: 63149115181     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18459     Document Type: Article

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