Growth of native tree species planted in open pasture, young secondary forest and mature forest in humid tropical costa rica

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 92-102

  Piotto, D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enrichment planting; Management; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

REFORESTATION; VEGETATION;

DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (DBH); ENRICHMENT PLANTING; MEAN ANNUAL INCREMENT IN VOLUME (MAIV); NATURAL VEGETATION;

TIMBER;

CORDIA; FORESTS; INGA; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; TERMINALIA AMAZONIA;

ABAREMA; CORDIA; CORDIA ALLIODORA; HIERONYMA; INGA; ROLLINIA; ROLLINIA MICROSEPALA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA AMAZONIA; TERMINALIA OBLONGA; VIROLA KOSCHNYI; VIROLA SEBIFERA;

EID: 34248680198     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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