Influence of tree cover on diversity, carbon sequestration and productivity of cocoa systems in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Bois et Forets des Tropiques

Volumn , Issue 325, 2015, Pages 35-47

  Jadán, Oswaldo ^a   Cifuentes, Miguel ^b   Torres, Bolier ^c,d   Selesi, Daniela ^e   Veintimilla, Dario ^d   Günter, Sven ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA   (Ecuador)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL AMAZÓNICA   (Ecuador)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f Section Forestry Worldwide   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Carbon; Chakra; Cocoa; Monoculture; Primary forests; Sumaco

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030753398     PISSN: 0006579X     EISSN: 17775760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19182/bft2015.325.a31271     Document Type: Article

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