Seed tree retention considerations for uneven-aged management in Bolivian tropical forests

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 352-363

  Fredericksen, T S ^a   Mostacedo, B ^a   Justiniano, J ^a   Ledezma, J ^a  

^a Proyecto BOLFOR   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Forest regeneration; Seed tree; Sustainable logging; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035297959     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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