Post-harvesting silvicultural treatments in logging gaps: A comparison between enrichment planting and tending of natural regeneration

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 293, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-64

  Schwartz, Gustavo ^a,b   Lopes, José C A ^b   Mohren, Godefridus M J ^a   Peña Claros, Marielos ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eastern Amazon; Forest management; Jari; Silviculture; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

CUTTING CYCLES; EASTERN AMAZONS; JARI; LOGGING GAPS; MORTALITY RATE; NATURAL REGENERATION; REDUCED-IMPACT LOGGING; SILVICULTURAL SYSTEM; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SILVICULTURE; TREE SEEDLINGS; TROPICAL FOREST; VOLUME YIELD;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; SEED;

REFORESTATION;

CLEARCUTTING; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; LOGGING (TIMBER); OVERSTORY; REGENERATION; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; TROPICAL FOREST;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL;

DINIZIA EXCELSA; GOUPIA GLABRA; LAETIA PROCERA; TACHIGALI MYRMECOPHILA; TRATTINNICKIA;

EID: 84873159664     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.12.040     Document Type: Article

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