Contributions of root and stump sprouts to natural regeneration of a logged tropical dry forest in Bolivia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 978-985

  Mostacedo, Bonifacio ^a,b,d   Putz, Francis E ^b   Fredericksen, Todd S ^c   Villca, Armando ^a   Palacios, Turian ^a  

^a Instituto Boliviano de Investigacion Forestal Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FERRUM COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Proyecto BOLFOR   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Natural forest management; Root sprout; Stem sprout; Tree regeneration; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

BOLIVIA; NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT; ROOT SPROUT; STEM SPROUT; TREE REGENERATION; TROPICAL DRY FOREST;

CURING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); PLANTS (BOTANY); PROBABILITY; SEED; TIMBER; TROPICS;

FRUITS;

DICOTYLEDON; DRY FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LOGGING (TIMBER); PRIVATE LAND; REGENERATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RESPROUTING; SEEDLING; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TIMBER;

CURING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; FRUITS; LOGGING; PLANTS; PROBABILITY; REFORESTATION; ROOTS; SEEDS; SPROUTS; STEMS; TREES;

ACOSMIUM; BIGNONIACEAE; CENTROLOBIUM MICROCHAETE; FABACEAE;

EID: 68949176809     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.059     Document Type: Article

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