Structure and species composition of novel forests dominated by an introduced species in northcentral Puerto Rico

New Forests

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Martínez, Oscar J Abelleira ^a,b   Rodríguez, Mariela A ^b   Rosario, Ivonne ^b   Soto, Nataly ^b   López, Armando ^b   Lugo, Ariel E ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Forest structure; Introduced species; Land cover change; Novel tropical secondary forests; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

FOREST STRUCTURE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAND-COVER CHANGE; PUERTO RICO; SECONDARY FORESTS;

DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; LAND USE; VOLCANOES;

SUBSTRATES;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEFORESTATION; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; JUVENILE; KARST; NATIVE SPECIES; SECONDARY FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PUERTO RICO; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SUBSTRATES;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

SPATHODEA CAMPANULATA; TULIPA;

EID: 66049146122     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-009-9154-7     Document Type: Article

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