Forest recovery in abandoned cattle pastures along an elevational gradient in northeastern Puerto Rico

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 4 A, 1996, Pages 537-548

  Aide, T Mitchell ^a   Zimmerman, Jess K ^a   Rosario, Maydee ^a   Marcano, Humfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Abandoned cattle pastures; Elevation gradient; Forest regeneration; Puerto Rico; Secondary forests; Secondary succession; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA PRASINA;

EID: 0001239938     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389095     Document Type: Article

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