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Total species count in a Costa Rican tropical rain forest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

T. C. Whitmore ,
R. Peralta  and
K. Brown
T. C. Whitmore
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, England
R. Peralta
Affiliation:
Tropical Science Centre, Aptdo 8–3870, San Jose,, Costa Rica
K. Brown
Affiliation:
Forestry Commission, Field Surveys, Perth, Scotland
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Keywords

Costa Ricadiversityrichnesstropical rain forest
Type
Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , November 1985 , pp. 375 - 378
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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