Phenology, lignotubers, and water relations of cochlospermum vitifolium, a pioneer tropical dry forest tree in costa Rica

Biotropica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-111

  Fallas Cedeño, Lottie ^a   Michele Holbrook, N ^b   Rocha, Oscar J ^c   Vásquez, Nelly ^d   Gutiérrez Soto, Marco V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Dry season flushing; Fire; Pioneer species; Reserve storage; Stem succulent; Stomatal conductance; Succession

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DRY FOREST; DRY SEASON; FLUSHING; PHENOLOGY; PIONEER SPECIES; SEASONALITY; SOIL WATER; STEM; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SUCCESSION;

COSTA RICA;

COCHLOSPERMUM VITIFOLIUM;

EID: 73649087256     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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