Tree allometry and crown shape of four tree species in Atlantic rain forest, south-east Brazil

The allometry of crown shape and trunk diameter with tree height were analysed for four tree species in a tropical lowland rain forest, southeast Brazil. The dimensional relationships of a subcanopy species (Garcinia gardneriana) were contrasted with those of two canopy (Chrysophyllum flexuosum and...

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Published in:	Journal of tropical ecology Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 245 - 260
Main Authors:	Alves, Luciana F., Santos, Flavio A. M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2002
Subjects:	Allometry Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Brazil Canopies Crown rump length Forest canopy Forest ecology Forest trees Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology mechanical stability Plant ecology Plant species Plants and fungi Rain Rainforests tree allometry Tree crowns Tree trunks Trees tropical lowland rain forest Tropical rain forests tropical tree species South America Brazil America Brazil tropical tree species tropical lowland rain forest tree allometry mechanical stability Trunk Statistical analysis Elaeocarpaceae Growth Guttiferae Interspecific comparison Tropical rain forest Sapotaceae Allometry Leguminosae Dicotyledones Angiospermae Tree crown Tree Spermatophyta Lowland Diameter
ISSN:	0266-4674, 1469-7831
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