Nucleation in tropical ecological restoration;A nucleação na restauração ecológica de ecossistemas tropicais

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 244-250

  Reis, Ademir ^a   Bechara, Fernando Campanhã ^b   Tres, Deisy Regina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Degraded areas; Facilitation; Heterogeneity; Landscape connectivity; Succession

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77953639330     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-90162010000200018     Document Type: Article

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