Determinants of grassland primary production in seasonally-dry silvopastoral systems in Central America

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 517-526

  Rusch, G M ^a   Zapata, P C ^b,c   Casanoves, F ^b   Casals, P ^d   Ibrahim, M ^b,e   DeClerck, F ^b,f  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS APLICADAS Y AMBIENTALES   (Colombia)

^d CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^e Inter American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA)   (Belize)

^f Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services Program Bioversity International   (France)

Author keywords

Grassland tree interactions; Primary productivity; Rainfall; Tree crown traits

Indexed keywords

FODDER; GRASSLAND; PASTORALISM; PHENOLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SILVICULTURE;

NICARAGUA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CASSIA GRANDIS; GUAZUMA ULMIFOLIA; TABEBUIA; TABEBUIA ROSEA;

EID: 84902303708     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-014-9711-8     Document Type: Article

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