Changes in miombo woodland structure under different land tenure and use systems in central Zambia

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1619-1626

  Chidumayo, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Brachystegia Julbernardia woodland; Fire; Forest degradation; Stem density; Wood biomass; Zambia

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIRE; LAND TENURE; LAND USE; REGENERATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

ZAMBIA;

BRACHYSTEGIA; JULBERNARDIA;

EID: 0036947418     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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