Attaining the canopy in dry and moist tropical forests: Strong differences in tree growth trajectories reflect variation in growing conditions

Oecologia

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 485-496

  Brienen, Roel J W ^a,c,d   Zuidema, Pieter A ^b,c   Martínez Ramos, Miguel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PROMAB   (Bolivia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canopy accession; Cedrela odorata; Gap dynamics; Growth suppression; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FOREST CANOPY; GAP DYNAMICS; GROWTH CURVE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JUVENILE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; TREE RING; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BOLIVIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

CEDRELA; CEDRELA ODORATA;

EID: 77952321690     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1540-5     Document Type: Article

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