Species diversity, forest structure and species composition in Tanzanian tropical forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 173, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 11-24

  Huang, Wending ^a   Pohjonen, Veli ^b   Johansson, Stig ^c   Nashanda, Michael ^b   Katigula, M I L ^b   Luukkanen, Olavi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b E Usambara Conserv Area Mgmt P   (Tanzania)

^c Metsahallitus Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; East Usambara Mountains; Human disturbances; Intact mature forest; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; VEGETATION;

SPECIES COMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE; TROPICAL FOREST;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0037415821     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00820-9     Document Type: Article

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