Forty years of tropical forest recovery from agriculture: Structure and floristics of secondary and old-growth riparian forests in the Dominican Republic

Biotropica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-317

  Martin, Patrick H ^a   Sherman, Ruth E ^b   Fahey, Timothy J ^b  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominican Republic; Epiphytes; Invasive species; Old growth forest; Riparian forest; Secondary forest; Species diversity; Succession; Tropical montane forest; Vines

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SECONDARY FOREST; SUCCESSION; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CORDILLERA CENTRAL [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREATER ANTILLES;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 4444321802     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2004.tb00322.x     Document Type: Article

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