title: [Regeneration of tree cover in a small urban forest reserve from the moist Premontane region].
abstract: The tropical premontane moist forest is one of the most destructed life zones in Costa Rica. For such regions, a small natural preserve system has been proposed. An inventory of trees greater than 3.5 cm in diameter at breast height was done in one hectare urban forest patch that was left under natural regeneration for 30 years. The inventory included 940 individuals of at least 55 species and 32 families. A Holdridge Complexity Index of 58 was obtained. There was a strong dominance by small-diameter trees of successional and exotic species.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Di Stéfano
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoomans
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003364:Costa Rica; D017753:Ecosystem; D014197:Trees
vernacular_title: Regeneración de la vegetación arbórea en una pequeña reserva forestal urbana del nivel premontano húmedo, Costa Rica.