Forest regeneration in a chronosequence of tropical abandoned pastures: Implications for restoration ecology

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 328-338

  Mitche, T ^a   Zimmerman, Jess K ^a,b   Pascarella, John B ^a   Rivera, Luis ^a   Marcano Vega, Humfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Exotics; Secondary succession; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; TROPICAL FOREST;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0034479605     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2000.80048.x     Document Type: Article

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