Natural regeneration dynamics of three dry deciduous forest species in Chacocente Wildlife Reserve, Nicaragua

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Marín, Guillermo Castro ^a   Tigabu, Mulualem ^b   Rivas, Benigno González ^a   Odén, Per Christer ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional Agraria   (Nicaragua)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Central America; Dry forest; Mortality; Regeneration niche; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STATISTICS; REFORESTATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CHACOCENTE WILDLIFE RESERVE; DRY FORESTS; FOREST SPECIES; MORTALITY; NATURAL REGENERATION; NICARAGUA; REGENERATION DYNAMICS; REGENERATION NICHE; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

ANIMALS;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HETEROGENEITY; MORTALITY; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DENSITY; REGENERATION;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; DENSITY; FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SUN LIGHT;

CARAZO; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHACOCENTE RESERVE; NICARAGUA;

LONCHOCARPUS MINIMIFLORUS; LYSILOMA DIVARICATUM; TABEBUIA; TABEBUIA OCHRACEA;

EID: 58449092174     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-009-0001-7     Document Type: Article

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