Forest damage caused by selection logging of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in northern Belize

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 87-96

  Whitman, Andrew A ^a   Brokaw, Nicholas V L ^a   Hagan, John M ^a  

^a Manomet Observ for Conserv Sci   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy openness; Disturbance; Neotropical forest; Seedling growth; Soil compaction; Tree damage

Indexed keywords

SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA; MELIACEAE; SWIETENIA;

DISTURBANCE; FOREST REGENERATION; LOGGING DAMAGE; MAHOGANY; SEEDLING GROWTH; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SOIL COMPACTION; TREE DAMAGE; TROPICAL FOREST;

BELIZE;

EID: 0030619407     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03941-2     Document Type: Article

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