Stand dynamics in a logged and silviculturally treated Costa Rican rain forest, 1988-1996

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-189

  Finegan, Bryan ^a   Camacho, Marlen ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Forest management; Mortality; Nicaragua; Silvicultural treatment

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; SILVICULTURE; STAND DYNAMICS;

COSTA RICA;

PENTACLETHRA MACROLOBA;

EID: 0033598214     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00550-7     Document Type: Article

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