Effects of slash and burn agriculture on species abundance and composition of a tropical deciduous forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 191-201

  Miller, P M ^a   Kauffman, J B ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chamela; Diversity; Mexico; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SLASH-AND-BURN AGRICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FOREST; WOODY VEGETATION;

MEXICO, JALISCO STATE, CHAMELA;

EID: 0032550345     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00180-1     Document Type: Article

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