Effects of stochastic herbivory events on population maintenance of an understorey palm species (Geonoma schottiana) in riparian tropical forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-161

  Sampaio, Maurcio Bonesso ^a,d   Scariot, Aldicir ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c PNUD ONU EQSW 103/104   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Environmental stochasticity; Gallery forest; Herbivory; Natural disturbance; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CLONAL GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; LIFE TABLE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MAMMAL; MONOCOTYLEDON; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED BANK; STOCHASTICITY; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY;

ARECACEAE; GEONOMA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77952470415     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409990599     Document Type: Article

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