Non-timber forest product harvesting in alien-dominated forests: Effects of frond-harvest and rainfall on the demography of two native Hawaiian ferns

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1633-1651

  Ticktin, Tamara ^a   Fraiola, Ho'ala ^a   Whitehead, A Namaka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Kamehameha Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Ferns; Hawai'i; Invasive species; Microlepia strigosa; Non timber forest products; Sphenomeris chinensis; Sustainable harvest

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FERN; HARVESTING; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POPULATION DECLINE; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FILICOPHYTA; MICROLEPIA STRIGOSA; SPHENOMERIS CHINENSIS;

EID: 34249679796     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9030-0     Document Type: Article

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