Gap formation and forest regeneration in a Micronesian mangrove forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-153

  Pinzón, Zuleika S ^a,c   Ewel, Katherine C ^b   Putz, Francis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Fundacion Natura   (Panama)

Author keywords

Bruguiera gymnorrhiza; Firewood harvesting; Kosrae; Rhizophora apiculata; Sonneratia alba

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LOGGING (TIMBER); MANGROVE; REGENERATION;

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA;

BRUGUIERA GYMNORRHIZA; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; SONNERATIA ALBA;

EID: 0346035937     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740300316X     Document Type: Article

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