Forest regeneration in abandoned logging roads in Lowland Costa Rica

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-28

  Guariguata, Manuel R ^a,b   Dupuy, Juan M ^c  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Forest regeneration; Logging impacts; Logging roads; Lowland forest; Selective logging; Succession

Indexed keywords

FOREST REGENERATION; LOGGING ROAD;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0031453883     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00002.x     Document Type: Article

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