Fire impact on population structure and diversity of tree species in West Usambara camphor zone forests

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 472-481

  Maliondo, S M S ^a,b   Malimbwi, R E ^a,b   Temu, R P C ^a,b   Constantine, E ^a,b   Zahabu, E ^a,b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Department of Forest Biology ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Camphor zone; Montane rain forest; Regenerants; Unplanned fire impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008117428     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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