Seedling survival and growth of native tree species in pastures: Implications for dry tropical forest rehabilitation in central Panama

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 218, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 306-318

  Griscom, Heather P ^a   Ashton, P M S ^a   Berlyn, Graeme P ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cedrela odorata; Copaifera aromatica; Enrichment planting; Enterolobium cyclocarpum; Herbicide; Panama; Pastures; Rehabilitation; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; HERBICIDES;

CATTLES; CEDRELA ODORATAS; COPAIFERA AROMATICAS; ENRICHMENT PLANTINGS; ENTEROLOBIUM CYCROCARPUMS; PASTURES; TROPICAL DRY FORESTS;

REFORESTATION;

GROWTH RATE; PASTURE; REFORESTATION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; CEDRELA; COPAIFERA; DEFORESTATION; ENTEROLOBIUM; HERBICIDES; MORTALITY; PANAMA; PLANTING; SEEDLINGS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS; CEDRELA; CEDRELA ODORATA; COPAIFERA AROMATICA; ENTEROLOBIUM CYCLOCARPUM;

EID: 26444618540     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.08.026     Document Type: Article

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