Tree seedling establishment in living fences: A low-cost agroforestry management practice for the tropics

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Love, B E ^a   Bork, E W ^a   Spaner, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth; Livestock damage; Native species; Silvopastoral; Survival; Tropical

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGROFORESTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNERSHIP; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING; TROPICAL FOREST;

CEDRELA; CEDRELA ODORATA; PACHIRA QUINATA; SAMANEA SAMAN; TABEBUIA; TABEBUIA ROSEA;

EID: 67650686475     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9244-8     Document Type: Article

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