Harvesting free-standing fig trees for timber in Bolivia: Potential implications for forest management

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 151-161

  Fredericksen, Todd S ^a   Rumiz, Damián ^a   Justiniano Bravo, Marcos Joaquín ^a   Agaupe Abacay, Rafael ^a  

^a Proyecto BOLFOR   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Ficus; Figs; Logging; Sustainability; Tropical forests; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; PHENOLOGY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

BOLIVIA;

FICUS;

EID: 0033548871     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00451-4     Document Type: Article

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