Fire favours expansion of bamboo-dominated forests in the south-west Amazon

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-64

  Smith, Maira ^a   Nelson, Bruce Walker ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; bamboo; disturbance; fire; Guadua

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BASAL AREA; CLEARCUTTING; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; PHYTOMASS; POPULATION DENSITY;

AMAZONIA;

BAMBUSA; DICOTYLEDONEAE; GUADUA; PHYLLOSTACHYS ACUTA;

EID: 79251602628     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646741000057X     Document Type: Article

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