The Impact of Annual and Seasonal Rainfall Patterns on Growth and Phenology of Emergent Tree Species in Southeastern Amazonia, Brazil

Biotropica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-340

  Grogan, James ^a,b   Schulze, Mark ^b,c,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Instituto Floresta Tropical IFT   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big leaf mahogany; Climate change; Dendrometer bands; Diameter growth; Fava bolota; Jatob ; Reproductive phenology; Seasonal tropical forest; Tropical timber species

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMPENSATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEGUME; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY FOREST; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL FOREST;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL];

FAVA; HYMENAEA; HYMENAEA COURBARIL; PARKIA PENDULA; SWIETENIA; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 84860592596     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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