A chronosequence analysis of forest recovery on abandoned agricultural fields in nicaragua

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-222

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

^a Universidad Nacional Agraria   (Nicaragua)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abandoned agricultural field; Central America; Dry forest; Forest recovery; Neotropics; Restoration; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; DRY FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WOODY PLANT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

CORDIA; CORDIA ALLIODORA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; GUAZUMA ULMIFOLIA; LONCHOCARPUS; MUNTINGIA CALABURA; TABEBUIA; TABEBUIA ROSEA;

EID: 70350046955     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-009-0034-y     Document Type: Article

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