Tree community diversity of lowland swamp forest in Northeast Costa Rica, and changes associated with controlled selective logging

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 565-583

  Webb, Edward L ^a,c   Peralta, Rodolfo ^b  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b Government of American Samoa ^*  (Costa Rica)

^c Dept of Mar and Wildlife Resources   (American Samoa)

Author keywords

Carapa nicaraguensis; Costa Rica; Diversity; Logging; Swamp; Tree community

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LOGGING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SWAMP FOREST; TREE;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0031850114     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008892016370     Document Type: Article

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