Rates of forest regrowth in Eastern Amazônia: A comparison of Altamira and Bragantina regions, pará state, Brazil

Interciencia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 64-73

  Tucker, Joanna M ^a   Brondizio, Eduardo S ^b   Morán, Emilio F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amaz nia; Brazil; Environmental; Forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002546091     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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