Interception, pH and solid content of rainfall in a Nigerian lowland rain forest

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-46

  Muoghalu, Joseph Ikechukwu ^a   Johnson, Solomon Oluwafemi ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Interception; Nigerian rainforest; pH; rainfall; Solids

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED LOAD; INTERCEPTION; PH; STEMFLOW; SUSPENDED LOAD; THROUGHFALL; TREE;

NIGERIA;

BLIGHIA SAPIDA; HOLARRHENA FLORIBUNDA; PIPTADENIASTRUM AFRICANUM;

EID: 0034122432     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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