Functional trait variation and sampling strategies in species-rich plant communities

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 208-216

  Baraloto, Christopher ^a   Timothy Paine, C E ^b   Patiño, Sandra ^a   Bonal, Damien ^a   Hérault, Bruno ^c   Chave, Jerome ^d  

^a Campus Agronomique   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

French Guiana; Functional diversity; Plant traits; Sampling design; Specific leaf area; Tropical forest; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; LEAF AREA; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST; WOOD;

FRENCH GUIANA;

EID: 73949119980     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01600.x     Document Type: Article

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