Research Article

Passive and Active Restoration Strategies to Activate Soil Biogeochemical Nutrient Cycles in a Degraded Tropical Dry Land

Table 1

Mean values of structural parameters of the successional patches of mosquero (SPM) and forest plantations of neem (FPN) studied in Antioquia (Colombia); standard deviation in parentheses.

ParametersFPNSPM

DBH (cm)3.55 (0.85)1.88 (0.97)
(cm)3.89 (0.92)2.91 (0.83)
(m)3.81 (0.46)1.84 (0.53)
(m2 ha−1)1.36 (0.76)0.76 (0.24)

DBH: diameter at breast height (1.3 m), : mean square diameter, : height, : stand basal area.