Comparing floristic composition in treefall gaps of certified, conventionally managed and natural forests of northern Honduras

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 809-809

  Kukkonen, Mari ^a   Hohnwald, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Floristic composition; Forest certification; Honduras; Logging gap; Reduced impact logging

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLORISTICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LOGGING (TIMBER); TREEFALL;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS;

EID: 71049142605     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009070     Document Type: Article

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