Changes in the woody component of an East African savanna during 25 years

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 545-564

  Van De Vijver, Claudius A D M ^a   Foley, Charles A ^b   Olff, Han ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deciduous and microphyll savanna; Elephants; Savanna structure; Tanzania; Tree density; Tree species; Woodland dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SAVANNA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODY PLANT;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0032694837     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467499001017     Document Type: Article

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