Diameter increment patterns among 106 tree species in a logged and silviculturally treated Costa Rican rain forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-176

  Finegan, Bryan ^a   Camacho, Marlen ^a   Zamora, Nelson ^b  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b Natl Biodiversity Institute (INBio)   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Forest management; Growth models; Growth rates; Nicaragua; Silvicultural treatment

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; RAINFOREST; SILVICULTURE;

COSTA RICA;

PENTACLETHRA MACROLOBA;

EID: 0033598213     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00551-9     Document Type: Article

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