Performance of 45 native tree species on degraded lands in Singapore

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-34

  Shono, K ^a,c   Davies, S J ^a   Chua, Y K ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Parks Board   (Singapore)

^c United Nations Environment Programme   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Native species trial; Species selection; Tropical reforestation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; MONITORING; REFORESTATION;

SPECIES SELECTION; TROPICAL REFORESTATION;

FORESTRY;

DEFORESTATION; LAND; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SAPLINGS; SINGAPORE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

EID: 33847036276     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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