Vegetation response to grazing and planting of Leucaena leucocephala in a Urochloa maximum-dominated grassland in Puerto Rico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-74

  Francis, John K ^a   Parrotta, John A ^b  

^a Shrub Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry forests; Floristic biodiversity; Forest restoration; Grazing; Natural regeneration; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FLORISTICS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

BUCIDA BUCERAS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; POACEAE; UROCHLOA MAXIMA;

EID: 33745494651     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: 00086452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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