Mast fruiting of large ectomycorrhizal African rain forest trees : importance of dry season intensity, and the resource-limitation hypothesis

Mast fruiting is a distinctive reproductive trait in trees. This rain forest study, at a nutrient-poor site with a seasonal climate in tropical Africa, provides new insights into the causes of this mode of phenological patterning. At Korup, Cameroon, 150 trees of the large, ectomycorrhizal caesalp,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 170(2006), 3 vom: 15., Seite 561-79
1. Verfasser: Newbery, David M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chuyong, George B, Zimmermann, Lukas
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't