Development of forest structure and leaf area in secondary forests regenerating on abandoned pastures in central Amazônia

Earth Interactions

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Feldpausch, Ted R ^a   Riha, Susan J ^b   Fernandes, Erick C M ^a   Wandelli, Elisa V ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Land cover change; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; INCINERATION; RECOVERY; SOIL MOISTURE;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; INVESTIGATION OF CAUSE; LAND-COVER CHANGE; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SUCCESSION;

REFORESTATION;

EID: 77955944198     PISSN: 10873562     EISSN: 10873562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/EI140.1     Document Type: Article

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