Tropical secondary forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 1-32

  Lugo, Ariel E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LITTER; NUTRIENTS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY FOREST; TROPICAL SECONDARY FOREST; TROPICS;

EID: 0025250780     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400003989     Document Type: Article

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