Life History Traits of Lianas During Tropical Forest Succession

Biotropica

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 720-727

  Letcher, Susan G ^a,b   Chazdon, Robin L ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Organization for Tropical Studies Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Climbing mode; Costa Rica; Dispersal mode; Lianas; Post agricultural succession; Seed size; Seedlings; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; GROWTH; LANDSCAPE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SECONDARY FOREST; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TROPICAL FOREST; VINE;

COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84868644481     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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