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Establishment of Clethra occidentalis on stems of the tree-fern Cyathea pubescens in a Jamaican montane rain forest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Adrian C. Newton  and
John R. Healey
Adrian C. Newton
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, U.K.
John R. Healey
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, U.K.
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Keywords

ClethradisturbanceJamaicaregenerationseedling bankseedling establishmenttree-ferntropical rain forest
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Short communication
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , November 1989 , pp. 441 - 445
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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