An ordination study to view vegetation structure dynamics in disturbed and undisturbed mangrove forests in Kenya and Sri Lanka

Plant Ecology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 123-135

  Dahdouh Guebas, F ^a   Kairo, J G ^b   Jayatissa, L P ^c   Cannicci, S ^d   Koedam, N ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CCA; DCA; Disturbance; Forestry; Propagule predation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DISTURBANCE; MANGROVE; ORDINATION; REGENERATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

KENYA; SRI LANKA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA;

EID: 0036394653     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020333706650     Document Type: Article

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