A structural analysis of rain forest at Korup and Douala-Edea, Cameroon

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue , 1996, Pages 177-224

  Newbery, D McC ^a   Gartlan, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b WWF Cameroon   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; RAINFOREST; TREE DIAMETER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CAMEROON; DOUALA-EDEA FOREST RESERVE; KORUP NATIONAL PARK;

CAESALPINIACEAE; ERYTHROPHLEUM IVORENSE; MICROBERLINIA BISULCATA; TETRABERLINIA BIFOLIOLATA; TETRABERLINIA MORELIANA;

EID: 0028681287     PISSN: 02697270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0269727000006138     Document Type: Article

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