Tree regeneration in felling and natural treefall disturbances in a semideciduous tropical forest in Mexico

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 137-151

  Dickinson, M B ^a   Whigham, D F ^b   Hermann, S M ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Felling gap; Mexico; Root sprout; Selective logging; Tree regeneration; Treefall gap; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; REGENERATION; SELECTIVE LOGGING; TROPICAL FOREST;

MEXICO;

EID: 0034283634     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00252-2     Document Type: Article

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