The dynamics of early life-history stages are important for understanding regional diversity
patterns in tropical trees. In this study, patterns of seed removal, seedling survival and …

Tree recruitment is determined in part by the survivorship and growth of seedlings. Two
seedling cohorts of the three most abundant caesalpiniaceous species forming groves at …

A study of seedling demography of three shade-tolerant canopy tree species (Quararibea
asterolepis, Trichilia tuberculata, and Tetragastris panamensis) was initiated to integrate …

Dominance of primary rain forests by the ectomycorrhizal, leguminous canopy tree Dicymbe
corymbosa (Caesalpiniaceae) was investigated in the Pakaraima Mountains of western …

Species-specific traits of trees affect ecosystem dynamics, defining forest structure and
understorey development. Ochroma pyramidale is a fast-growing tree species, with life …

The thesis summarises results from four studies in dry forests of Nicaragua aiming to gain
knowledge supporting conservation and rehabilitation efforts in these highly threatened …

This book (also a doctoral thesis) is based on the results of a relatively small population
study of 3 tree species (Dicymbe altsonii, Chlorocardium rodiei, Duguetia neglecta) in the …

In Guyana, we investigated seed output, and resulting seedling establishment and survival,
during a 'mast'year, by the ectomycorrhizal, monodominant rainforest canopy tree Dicymbe …

Seed dispersal patterns and seed persistence in the soil should strongly influence the
distribution of pioneer tree recruits in gaps. Nonetheless, seed distribution patterns for …

The effects of habitat fragmentation on diverse tropical tree communities are poorly
understood. Over a 20‐year period we monitored the density of 52 tree species in nine …