Structure and Floristics of Secondary and Old-Growth Forest Stands in Lowland Costa Rica

We characterized stand structure and floristic composition of woody life forms in three, 16-18 yr old secondary stands that regenerated after pasture abandonment, and three nearby old-growth stands of tropical rain forest in lowland Costa Rica. Basal area and stem density for each of four plant size...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Plant Ecology. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 132(1997), 1, Seite 107-120
1. Verfasser:	Guariguata, Manuel R. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Chazdon, Robin L., Denslow, Julie S., Dupuy, Juan M., Anderson, Laura
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	1997
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Plant Ecology
Schlagworte:	Secondary forest Species diversity Stand structure Succession Tropical Rain Forest Biological sciences Physical sciences