Abstract
What are the elements that make up a tropical rain forest? The composition in the first place is a matter of plant and animal species collectively known as the flora and fauna. But a list of species is merely a beginning, notwithstanding its fundamental value. The following aspects are also important:
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The life forms in which the species manifest themselves;
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The part each life form plays in the vegetation;
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The size of the largest trees and climbers;
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The sizes of species of trees and climbers, classed according to diameter;
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The numbers of seedlings and juvenile stages of the various species;
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The density of individuals per hectare or larger unit, per species;
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The associations between individuals of one species: scattered or in groups;
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The associations between species.
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Jacobs, M. (1988). Composition. In: Kruk, R. (eds) The Tropical Rain Forest. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72793-1_7
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