Population dynamics of the dioecious Amazonian palm Mauritia flexuosa: Simulation analysis of sustainable harvesting

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 550-558

  Holm, Jennifer A ^a   Miller, Christopher J ^b   Cropper Jr , Wendell P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b The Harvard University Graduate School of Business Advanced Management Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Dioecious palm harvest; Ecuadorian palm; Matrix models

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DIOECY; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; MODELING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABILITY;

AMAZONIA; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

MAURITIA FLEXUOSA;

EID: 49849086514     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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