Early vegetation dynamics of Pinus tropicalis Morelet forests after experimental fire (W Cuba)

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 771-777

  De Las Heras, Jorge ^a   Bonilla, Marta ^b   Martínez, Luis Wilfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PINAR DEL RÍO   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Endemic; Fire; Pinus tropicalis; Tropical pine forests

Indexed keywords

FIRE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CORDILLERA DE GUANIGUANICO; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; PINAR DEL RIO;

PINUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 28444445282     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005074     Document Type: Article

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