Seed dispersal and its implications for silviculture of African mahogany (Entandrophragma spp.) in undisturbed forest in the Central African Republic

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 170, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 249-257

  Medjibe, Vincent ^a   Hall, Jefferson S ^b  

^a Universite de Bangui   (Central African Republic)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

African mahogany; Directional statistics; Entandrophragma spp.; Seed dispersal; Tropical trees; Wind direction

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; LOGGING (FORESTRY); MANAGEMENT; SEED; WIND;

REGENERATION;

ECOLOGY;

ANEMOCHORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SILVICULTURE; WIND DIRECTION;

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC;

ENTANDROPHRAGMA; ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM; SWIETENIA;

EID: 0037108735     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00769-1     Document Type: Article

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