The effect of abandoned plantations of Pinus patula and Cupressus lusitanica on soils and regeneration of a tropical montane rain forest in Colombia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 335-347

  Cavelier, Jaime ^a   Tobler, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cupressus lusitanica; Montane forests; Pinus patula; Regeneration; Soils

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED PLANTATION; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; SOIL PROPERTIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

COLOMBIA, ANDES;

CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PINUS PATULA;

EID: 0031967755     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008829728564     Document Type: Article

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