Latitude, solar elevation angles and gap-regenerating rain
forest pioneers Article first published online: 22 DEC 2010 ©
2010 The Authors. Journal of Ecology © 2010 British Ecological
Society Journal of Ecology Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 491–502,
March 2011 How to Cite Lusk, C. H., Sendall, K. and Kooyman, R.
(2011), Latitude, solar elevation angles and gap-regenerating
rain forest pioneers. Journal of Ecology, 99: 491–502. doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01766.x - Issue published online: 15
FEB 2011 - Article first published online: 22 DEC 2010 -
Received 5 May 2010; accepted 2 November 2010 Handling Editor:
Matthew Turnbull - carbon gain; - determinants of plant
community diversity and structure; - freeze–thaw embolism; -
light interception; - subtropical rain forest; - temperate rain
forest; - tree-fall gap; - tropical rain forest; 1. Tropical
rain forests have more species-rich tree assemblages than
forests at higher latitudes, but is this because they comprise a
wider array of niches or functional types? We