Coppice shoot and foliar crown growth after disturbance of a tropical deciduous forest in Mexico

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 163-173

  Miller, P M ^a  

^a Dept of Rangeland Rsrc Oregon S ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abundant versus rare species; Functional plant groups; Slash and burn agriculture

Indexed keywords

COPPICE; GROWTH RESPONSE; SHOOT GROWTH; SLASH AND BURN;

MEXICO;

EID: 0033548872     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00450-2     Document Type: Article

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