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SELECTIVE LOGGING EFFECTS ON ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY, AND COMPOSITION OF TROPICAL UNDERSTORY HERBS.

Authors :
Costa, Flávia
Magnusson, William
Source :
Ecological Applications; Jun2002, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p807-819, 13p
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

The article presents a study to examine the impacts of selective logging on herbaceous plants of tropical forests. It analyzes the effects of logging intensity, time after logging, and skidder tracks, on the composition and diversity of the ground-level herb community of a terra-firme forest in central Amazonia.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10510761
Volume :
12
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Ecological Applications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
112065403
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0807:SLEOAD]2.0.CO;2