Canopy Tree Mode of Death in a Western Ecuadorian Rain Forest
All dead trees ⩾ 20 cm DBH were counted in the first 6 mo of 1994 in 10 ha of wet lowland rain forest, in the Hoja Blanca Hills, western Ecuador. The trees were classified by their mode of death. Thirty-four per cent of the trees were uprooted, 35% had snapped, 15% had died standing and 16% were unc...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Tropical Ecology. - Cambridge University Press, 1985. - 15(1999), 4, Seite 415-436 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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1999
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of Tropical Ecology |
| Schlagworte: | Lowland Rain Forest Mode of Death Snapping Standing Dead Topography Uproot Biological sciences Physical sciences |
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