Pure and mixed forest plantations with native species of the dry tropics of Costa Rica: A comparison of growth and productivity

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 190, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 359-372

  Piotto, Daniel ^a   Víquez, Edgar ^b   Montagnini, Florencia ^c   Kanninen, Markku ^d  

^a Geotec Consultoria   (Brazil)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Mixed plantations; Native species

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; REFORESTATION;

FOREST PLANTATIONS; PLANTATION GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ASTRONIUM; DALBERGIA; PSEUDOSAMANEA GUACHAPELE; RETUSA; SAMANEA SAMAN; SCHIZOLOBIUM PARAHYBUM; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA; TECTONA GRANDIS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA OBLONGA;

EID: 1542289971     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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