Vegetation modification and man-induced environmental change in rural southwestern Nigeria

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 159-167

  Salami, Ayobami T ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic pressure; Change Index; Climatic climax; Declining floristic diversity; Ecological setting; Environmental management; Mono culture; Peasant farmers; Soil vegetation system; Structural complexity; Tree cover; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; RAINFOREST; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0031763554     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00126-1     Document Type: Article

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