| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
College of Science |
| Department |
Biology |
| Creator |
Coley, Phyllis D.; Kursar, Thomas A. |
| Other Author |
Brenes-Arguedas, Tania |
| Title |
Pests vs. drought as determinants of plant distribution along a tropical rainfall gradient |
| Date |
2009 |
| Description |
Understanding the mechanisms that shape the distribution of organisms can help explain patterns of local and regional biodiversity and predict the susceptibility of communities to environmental change. In the species-rich tropics, a gradient in rainfall between wet evergreen and dry seasonal forests correlates with turnover of plant species. The strength of the dry season has previously been shown to correlate with species composition. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
Ecological Society of America |
| Volume |
90 |
| Issue |
7 |
| First Page |
1751 |
| Last Page |
1761 |
| Subject |
Drought tolerance; Herbivory; Panama; Pathogen attack; Rainfall gradient; Tree distribution; Tropical forests |
| Subject LCSH |
Forest ecology -- Tropics; Plant diseases; Plants -- Disease and pest resistance; Growth (Plants); Phytogeography; Plants -- Water requirements |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Brenes-Arguedas, T., Coley, P. D., & Kursar, T. A. (2009). Pests vs. drought as determinants of plant distribution along a tropical rainfall gradient. Ecology, 90(7), 1751-61. |
| Rights Management |
(c) Ecological Society of America |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
451,550 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,6852 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dr3cst |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
704240 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dr3cst |
