Structure of the advanced regeneration community in tropical rain forest fragments of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2111-2118

  Sánchez Gallen, Irene ^a   Álvarez Sánchez, Francisco Javier ^a   Benítez Malvido, Julieta ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diversity; Fragmented landscape; Los Tuxtlas; Seedlings; Species richness; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MORPHOTYPE; NATIVE SPECIES; PIONEER SPECIES; RAINFOREST; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHADE TOLERANCE;

LOS TUXTLAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; VERACRUZ;

EID: 77955094688     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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