Assessing the sustainability of harvest of Pterocarpus angolensis in Rukwa Region, Tanzania

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 170, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 259-269

  Schwartz, M W ^a   Caro, T M ^a   Banda Sakala, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Katavi National Park; Miombo; Pterocarpus angolensis; Tree harvest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HARVESTING;

GROWTH RATES;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; SEED PRODUCTION; STAND STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

TANZANIA;

PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS;

EID: 0037109187     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00774-5     Document Type: Article

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