Tropical rain forest structure, tree growth and dynamics along a 2700-m elevational transect in Costa Rica.

Rapid biological changes are expected to occur on tropical elevational gradients as species migrate upslope or go extinct in the face of global warming. We established a series of 9 1-ha plots in old-growth tropical rainforest in Costa Rica along a 2700 m relief elevational gradient to carry out lon...

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Main Authors: David B Clark, Johanna Hurtado, Sassan S Saatchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4391938?pdf=render