Using artificial canopy gaps to restore Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) habitat in tropical timber plantations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 243, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 169-177

  Inman, Faith M ^a   Wentworth, Thomas R ^a   Groom, Martha ^b,c   Brownie, Cavell ^a   Lea, Russ ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy gaps; Habitat restoration; Hibiscus elatus; Puerto Rican Parrot; Puerto Rico; Tropical timber plantations

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CULTIVATION; GROWTH KINETICS; TIMBER;

CANOPY GAP; HABITAT RESTORATION; HIBISCUS ELATUS; PARROT; TIMBER PLANTATION; WILDLIFE HABITAT;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CANOPY GAP; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BIRDS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTS; GROWTH; PLANTATIONS;

AMAZONA VITTATA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ELATUS; POACEAE; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 34247874786     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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