Life history and environment of Cecropia latiloba in Amazonian floodplains

Cecropia latiloba can be considered to be one of the most efficient colonizers of open areas in the nutrient-rich whitewater floodplains of the Amazon river. Its main strategy to be successful is the high tolerance towards waterlogging and submergence, and the fast vertical growth and reiteration ca...

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Main Author: Pia Parolin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2002-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442002000200013