Changes in the herbaceous and vine communities at the bisley experimental watersheds, Puerto Rico, following hurricane hugo

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1433-1437

  Chinea, Jesus D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISTURBANCE; HURRICANE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

BISLEY; PUERTO RICO;

FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 0033306234     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-108     Document Type: Article

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