Diversity and structure of regenerating tropical dry forests in Costa Rica: Geographic patterns and environmental drivers

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 959-970

  Powers, Jennifer S ^a   Becknell, Justin M ^a   Irving, Jennifer ^a   Pèrez Aviles, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Organization for Tropical Studies Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Dispersal mode; Partial Mantel tests; Quercus oleoides; Regeneration; Soil nutrients; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL MODE; PARTIAL MANTEL TESTS; QUERCUS OLEOIDES; REGENERATION; SOIL NUTRIENTS; TROPICAL DRY FOREST;

CONSERVATION; CURING; FIRE HAZARDS; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; PARKS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TROPICS; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROTECTED AREA; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; TROPICAL FOREST;

CONSERVATION; CURING; FIRES; FORESTRY; HAZARDS; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; SOIL;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA; QUERCUS OLEOIDES;

EID: 68749084859     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.10.036     Document Type: Article

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