The quantity and turnover of dead wood in permanent forest plots in six life zones of Venezuela

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-11

  Delaney, Matt ^a   Brown, Sandra ^b   Lugo, Ariel E ^c   Torres Lezama, Armando ^d   Quintero, Narsizo Bello ^d  

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

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Dead wood; Tropical forests; Turnover rate; Venezuela; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

DEAD WOOD; TROPICAL FOREST; TURNOVER RATE; WOODY DEBRIS;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0031719689     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00364.x     Document Type: Article

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