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Canopy openings in a primary neotropical lowland forest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Robert L. Sanford JR ,
H. Elizabeth Braker  and
Gary S. Hartshorn
Robert L. Sanford JR
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Resource Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
H. Elizabeth Braker
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
Gary S. Hartshorn
Affiliation:
Tropical Science Center, Apartado 8-3870, San José, Costa Rica
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Keywords

canopy openingsCosta Ricagapstropical forest
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , August 1986 , pp. 277 - 282
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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