Search Results - "Engelbrecht, B.M.J"

Desiccation tolerance of five tropical seedlings in Panama. Relationship to a field assessment of drought performance by Tyree, M.T, Engelbrecht, B.M.J, Vargas, G, Kursar, T.A

“…Studies of the desiccation tolerance of the seedlings of five tropical trees were made on potted plants growing in a greenhouse. Pots were watered to field…”
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Short dry spells in the wet season increase mortality of tropical pioneer seedlings by Engelbrecht, B.M.J, Dalling, J.W, Pearson, T.R.H, Wolf, R.L, Galvez, D.A, Koehler, T, Tyree, M.T, Kursar, T.A

“…Variation in plant species performance in response to water availability offers a potential axis for temporal and spatial habitat partitioning and may…”
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Drought effects on seedling survival in a tropical moist forest by Engelbrecht, B.M.J, Kursar, T.A, Tyree, M.T

“…The amount and seasonality of rainfall varies strongly in the tropics, and plant species abundance, distribution and diversity are correlated with rainfall…”
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Ecological determinism in plant community structure across a tropical forest landscape by Svenning, J.C, Kinner, D.A, Stallard, R.F, Engelbrecht, B.M.J, Wright, S.J

“…The ecological mechanisms hypothesized to structure species-rich communities range from strict local determinism to neutral ecological drift. We assessed the…”
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A comparison of methods for determining soil water availability in two sites in Panama with similar rainfall but distinct tree communities by Kursar, Thomas A., Engelbrecht, Bettina M. J., Tyree, Melvin T.

“…Plant productivity, distribution and diversity in tropical rain forests correlate with water availability. Water availability is determined by rainfall and…”
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