Emerging forests on abandoned land: Puerto Rico’s new forests

Forest Ecology and Management - Tập 190 Số 2-3 - Trang 145-161 - 2004
Ariel E. Lugo1, Eileen H. Helmer1
1International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Jardı́n Botánico Sur, Ceiba 1201, Rı́o Piedras, PR 00926-1119, USA

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