Structure, floristic composition, and vegetation forming factors of three vegetation types in Senegal

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-140

  Lykke, A M ^a   Sambou, B ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLORISTIC COMPOSITION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SAVANNA;

DELTA DU SALOUM NATIONAL PARK; FATHALA FOREST; SENEGAL;

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; DANIELLIA OLIVERI; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS AFRICANA;

EID: 0031811462     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1998.tb01859.x     Document Type: Article

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