Demographic variation and habitat specialization of tree species in a diverse tropical forest of Cameroon

Background Many tree species in tropical forests have distributions tracking local ridge-slope-valley topography. Previous work in a 50-ha plot in Korup National Park, Cameroon, demonstrated that 272 species, or 63% of those tested, were significantly associated with topography. Methods We used...

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Main Authors: David Kenfack, George B Chuyong, Richard Condit, Sabrina E Russo, Duncan W Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2014-11-01
Series:Forest Ecosystems
Online Access:http://www.forestecosyst.com/content/1/1/22