Early species selection for tropical reforestation: A consideration of stability

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 81, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 161-168

  Butterfield, Rebecca P ^a,b  

^a Organization for Tropical Studies   (United States)

^b CARE NIGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neotropic; Screening trial; Site interaction

Indexed keywords

REFORESTATION; SPECIES SELECTION;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; GMELINA ARBOREA; GOETHALSIA MEIANTHA; JACARANDA COPAIA; OCHROMA PYRAMIDALE; PSEUDOBOMBAX; PSEUDOBOMBAX SEPTENATUM; TERMINALIA AMAZONIA; TERMINALIA IVORENSIS; TERMINALIA SUPERBA; VOCHYSIA; VOCHYSIA GUATEMALENSIS;

EID: 0030482480     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03649-0     Document Type: Article

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