Experimental plots : key features

The present chapter first provides a general overview of the Paracou experimental site within the ecological context of French Guiana and describes the original design of the Silvicultural Project and the main data collected on the plots. It then reviews the main characteristics and potential differences between these plots, as a basis for further discussion and interpretation of the results reported in some of the following chapters.

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Main Authors: Gourlet-Fleury, Sylvie, Ferry, Bruno, Molino, Jean-François, Petronelli, Pascal, Schmitt, Laurent
Format: book_section biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Elsevier
Subjects:F40 - Écologie végétale, K10 - Production forestière, régime sylvicole, champ, lumière, composition botanique, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7070, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2894, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4322, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15945, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3093, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081,
Online Access:http://agritrop.cirad.fr/522429/
http://agritrop.cirad.fr/522429/1/ID522429.pdf
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Summary:The present chapter first provides a general overview of the Paracou experimental site within the ecological context of French Guiana and describes the original design of the Silvicultural Project and the main data collected on the plots. It then reviews the main characteristics and potential differences between these plots, as a basis for further discussion and interpretation of the results reported in some of the following chapters.