Disturbance intensity and seasonality affect the resprouting ability of the neotropical dry-forest tree Acacia pennatula: Do resources stored below-ground matter?

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 539-546

  Peguero, Guille ^a,b   Espelta, Josep Maria ^b  

^a Barrio 14 Abril   (Nicaragua)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central America; drought; encroachment; fire; Nicaragua; nutrients; resprouting; starch; taproot; tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

ACACIA PENNATULA;

EID: 84869095785     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467411000290     Document Type: Article

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