Source-Sink population dynamics and sustainable leaf harvesting of the understory palm Chamaedorea radicalis

Sources, Sinks and Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 450-474

  Berry, Eric J ^a   Gorchov, David L ^b   Endress, Bryan A ^c  

^a SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 84862528861     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511842399.023     Document Type: Chapter

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