Abundance of climbing plants in a southern temperate rain forest: Host tree characteristics or light availability?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1155-1162

  Carrasco Urra, Fernando ^a   Gianoli, Ernesto ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Canopy openness; Lianas; Trellis size; Trunk diameter; Valdivian forest; Vines

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959802168     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01115.x     Document Type: Article

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