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The relationship between treefall gap size and light flux in a Neotropical rain forest in Costa Rica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Andrew M. Barton ,
Ned Fetcher  and
Steven Redhead
Andrew M. Barton
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Ned Fetcher
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR 00931, Puerto Rico
Steven Redhead
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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Keywords

canopy openingsCosta Ricagapslight fluxtreefallstropical forest
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , November 1989 , pp. 437 - 439
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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