Succession in the Elfin Woodland of the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico

1 March 1990

journal article
research article
Published by JSTOR in Biotropica

Vol. 22 (1) , 83-89
https://doi.org/10.2307/2388722

Abstract

Twenty tree species were observed growing on a plane wreck site in elfin woodland 18.5 yr after the crash. About three-quarters of 1172 arborescent stems were e...

Keywords

FORESTS
TROPICAL ZONE
PLANT SUCCESSION
VEGETATION
ALTITUDE
PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY
BIOMASS