Competition, exogenous disturbances and senescence shape tree size distribution in tropical forest: Evidence from tree mode of death in Central Amazonia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 651-663

  Toledo, José J ^a,b   Magnusson, William E ^a   Castilho, Carolina V ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE RORAIMA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Metabolic theory; Senescence; Snapping; Standing death; Topography; Tree size classes; Tropical forest structure; Uprooting

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORTALITY; SENESCENCE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPICAL FOREST;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; DUCKE RESERVE; MANAUS;

EID: 84880266405     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01491.x     Document Type: Article

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