Abstract
Natural history characteristics of a dominant understory bamboo (Chusquea sp.) were examined in relation to a tropical montane rain forest's structure, composition, and regeneration at timberline in north-central Peru. Because of its small size and sun intolerance, this scandent bamboo does not aggressively preempt space aboveground by occupying canopy openings or understory clearings or belowground through rhizome growth. Furthermore, two years of census data on > 1100 tagged trees and shrubs suggest that its presence in the understory does not affect the mortality, composition, or regeneration of the arboreal species.
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