Light Environment Affects Seedling Performance in Psychotria aubletiana (Rubiaceae), a Tropical Understory Shrub 1
1998; Wiley; Volume: 30; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00375.x
ISSN1744-7429
Autores Tópico(s)Plant Diversity and Evolution
ResumoBiotropicaVolume 30, Issue 1 p. 126-129 Light Environment Affects Seedling Performance in Psychotria aubletiana (Rubiaceae), a Tropical Understory Shrub1 Pilar Amézquita, Pilar Amézquita Laboratorio de Botánica Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela E-15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain Reserva Natural La Planada, A.A. 1562 Pasto, Colombia.Search for more papers by this author Pilar Amézquita, Pilar Amézquita Laboratorio de Botánica Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela E-15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain Reserva Natural La Planada, A.A. 1562 Pasto, Colombia.Search for more papers by this author First published: 15 March 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00375.xCitations: 9 1 Received 20 June 1995; revision accepted 21 October 1996. 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