Land-Use History and Forest Regeneration in the Cayey Mountains, Puerto Rico

Although deforestation continues to be a major threat to tropical biodiversity, abandonment of agricultural land in Puerto Rico provides an opportunity to study long-term patterns of secondary forest regeneration. Using aerial photographs from 1937, 1967, and 1995, we determined land-use history for...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecosystems (New York) 2000-05, Vol.3 (3), p.217-228
Hauptverfasser:	Pascarella, John B., Aide, T. Mitchell, Serrano, Mayra I., Zimmerman, Jess K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerial photography Agricultural land Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Birds Coffee Coffee plantations Conservation Deforestation Forest cover Forest ecology Forest regeneration Forest soils Forestry Forests Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General forest ecology Generalities. Production, biomass. Quality of wood and forest products. General forest ecology Indigenous species Introduced species Land use Mountains Old growth forests Pasture Pastures Plantations Reforestation Secondary forests Soil types Species Species composition Species richness Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems Tropical forests
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Zusammenfassung:	Although deforestation continues to be a major threat to tropical biodiversity, abandonment of agricultural land in Puerto Rico provides an opportunity to study long-term patterns of secondary forest regeneration. Using aerial photographs from 1937, 1967, and 1995, we determined land-use history for 2443 ha in the Cayey Mountains. Pastures were the dominant land cover in 1937 and
ISSN:	1432-9840 1435-0629
DOI:	10.1007/s100210000021