Reduced growth and survival of vascular epiphytes on isolated remnant trees in a recent tropical montane forest clear-cut

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-181

  Werner, Florian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversity; Edge effects; Forest fragmentation; Growth; Human disturbance; Land use change; Microclimate; Population dynamics; Scattered trees; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 79952702142     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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