Abstract
A methodology for an inventory of tree species was tested in three forest relicts of the Central Valley, Costa Rica. All three sites are secondary forests, but two (Ciudad Colón, 800 m and San Pedro de Montes de Oca, 1200 m), are of recent regeneration by succession; the oldest (Ochomogo, 1600 m), is an old relict surrounded by cultivated land. Forty families, 97 genera and 144 species of trees were identified from the three forests.References
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