Bamboo overabundance alters forest structure and dynamics in the Atlantic Forest hotspot

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-39

  Lima, Renato A F ^a   Rother, Débora C ^b   Muler, Ana E ^a   Lepsch, Igo F ^a   Rodrigues, Ricardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Forest conservation; Guadua; Physical damage; Soil; Tree regeneration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAMBOO; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLONAL GROWTH; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DAMAGE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SIZE STRUCTURE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

BAMBUSA; GUADUA; PHYLLOSTACHYS ACUTA;

EID: 84858149813     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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