Effects of grasses on sapling establishment and the role of transplanted saplings on the light environment of pastures: Implications for tropical forest restoration

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 296-304

  Meli, Paula ^a,c   Dirzo, Rodolfo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Natura y Ecosistemas Mexicanos AC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Degradation; Light incidence; Mexico; Rain forest; Recovery

Indexed keywords

BOS; CECROPIA; CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA; HAMPEA; OMPHALEA OLEIFERA; POACEAE;

EID: 84874679033     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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