Is the alien tree species Maesopsis eminii Engl. (Rhamnaceae) a threat to tropical forest conservation in the East Usambaras, Tanzania?

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 76-81

  Viisteensaari, J ^a   Johansson, S ^b   Kaarakka, V ^a   Luukkanen, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Metsahallitus Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservation; Natural regeneration; Species invasion; Tropical submontane forest

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; FOREST; TANZANIA; TREE; TROPICS;

TANZANIA;

ALLANBLACKIA STUHLMANNII; BEILSCHMIEDIA KWEO; CEPHALOSPHAERA USAMBARENSIS; GREENWAYODENDRON SUAVEOLENS; MAESOPSIS EMINII; NEWTONIA BUCHANANII; PARINARI EXCELSA; STROMBOSIA SCHEFFLERI;

EID: 0034105449     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892900000096     Document Type: Article

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