Forests surrounding the Joyuda Lagoon, Puerto Rico: 67 years of change

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 142-147

  Chinea, J Danilo ^a   Agosto, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Agricultural abandonment; Coastal forests; Coconut plantation; Mangrove

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649114478     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v43i1.a14     Document Type: Note

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