Impact of logging on a mangrove swamp in South Mexico: cost / benefit analysis

Environmental changes caused by logging in a mangrove swamp were studied in Barra de Tecoanapa, Guerrero, Mexico. Original forest included Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia germinans and halophytic vegetation, and produced wood (164.03 m3/ha) and organic matter (3.9 g/m2/day). A to...

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Main Authors: Cristian Tovilla Hernández, Guadalupe de la Lanza Espino, D. Edith Orihuela Belmonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2001-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442001000200015