Fire resistance and bark properties of trees in a seasonally dry forest in eastern Bolivia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 727-740

  Pinard, Michelle A ^a,b   Huffman, Jean ^a,c  

^a Proyecto BOLFOR   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark; Bolivia; Disturbance; Dry forest; Fire; Tree regeneration

Indexed keywords

BARK PROPERTIES; CAMBIAL DAMAGE; FIRE; FIRE RESISTANCE; TREE; TROPICAL DRY FOREST;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 0030817532     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010890     Document Type: Article

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