Fig. 29 Comparative structure and effects of idiotopes in a forest area and in savannah (Belsky and
Canham 1994; Breckle 1999), indicating the specific island effect of shading from a single tree in
the savannah and the opposite effect in a forest by gap formation
Fig. 30 (a) During the rainy season, the rain gauge is full every day and has to be emptied very
regularly (photo courtesy of J. Homeier, May 2004). (b) Typical landslides on steep slopes of the
Rio San Francisco valley, southern Ecuador (photo: S. W. Breckle, 2004)
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S.-W. Breckle
Canham 1994; Breckle 1999), indicating the specific island effect of shading from a single tree in
the savannah and the opposite effect in a forest by gap formation
Fig. 30 (a) During the rainy season, the rain gauge is full every day and has to be emptied very
regularly (photo courtesy of J. Homeier, May 2004). (b) Typical landslides on steep slopes of the
Rio San Francisco valley, southern Ecuador (photo: S. W. Breckle, 2004)
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S.-W. Breckle