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Phenological Responses to Seasonality in Tropical Forest Plants

Tropical rainforests include more plant species than any other habitat (Gentry, 1988). An unmatched variety of phenological patterns contributes to this diversity. This variety is illustrated by the one tropical forest for which the reproductive phenologies of most plants are known. On Barro Colorado Island, Panama, most species flower and fruit during short, predictable periods; still more than 600 species have been recorded in flower and in fruit during each calendar month (Croat, 1975, 1978).

Authors: 
S. Joseph Wright
Journal: 
Tropical Forest Plant Ecophysiology
Booktitle: 
Tropical Forest Plant Ecophysiology
Year: 
1996
Pages: 
440-460
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1163-8_15
Editor: 
S.S. Mulkey, R.L. Chazdon, A.P Smith
Publisher: 
Springer
Publisher Address: 
Boston, MA