Selecting framework tree species for restoring seasonally dry tropical forests in northern Thailand based on field performance

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 177-191

  Elliott, Stephen ^b   Navakitbumrung, Puttipong ^b   Kuarak, Cherdsak ^b   Zangkum, Sudarat ^b   Anusarnsunthorn, Vilaiwan ^b   Blakesley, David ^a  

^a HORTICULTURE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Framework species; Seedling performance; Species selection; Tropical forest restoration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; WEED CONTROL;

PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

DOI SUTHEP-PUI NATIONAL PARK; THAILAND;

ACROCARPUS FRAXINIFOLIUS; AGLAIA; AGLAIA LAWII; BALAKATA; BALAKATA BACCATA; BISCHOFIA JAVANICA; CALLICARPA ARBOREA; CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS ACUMINATISSIMA; CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM CAUDATUM; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS GLANDULOSA; FICUS ALTISSIMA; FICUS BENJAMINA; FICUS GLABERRIMA; FICUS HETEROPLEURA; FICUS HISPIDA; FICUS RACEMOSA; FICUS SUBULATA; GLOCHIDION; GLOCHIDION KERRII; GMELINA ARBOREA; HELICIA; HELICIA NILAGIRICA; HEYNEA TRIJUGA; HORSFIELDIA; HORSFIELDIA THORELII; HOVENIA DULCIS; LITHOCARPUS FENESTRATUS; MACARANGA DENTICULATA; MACHILUS; MACHILUS BOMBYCINA; MANGLIETIA; MANGLIETIA GARRETTII; MELIA TOOSENDAN; MELIA TOOSENDANI; MICHELIA BAILLONII; NYSSA; NYSSA JAVANICA; PHOEBE; PHOEBE CATHIA; PROTOMELAS FENESTRATUS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS CERASOIDES; PTEROCARPUS MACROCARPUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS SEMISERRATA; RHUS; RHUS RHETSOIDES; SAPINDUS; SAPINDUS RARAK; SARCOSPERMA; SARCOSPERMA ARBOREUM; SPONDIAS; SPONDIAS AXILLARIS;

EID: 0042740492     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00211-1     Document Type: Article

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