Population dynamics of Garcinia lucida (Clusiaceae) in Cameroonian Atlantic forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 231-241

  Guedje, Nicole Marie ^a,b   Lejoly, Jean ^a   Nkongmeneck, Bernard Aloys ^b   Jonkers, Wyb B J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Garcinia lucida; Matrix model; Non timber forest products; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; HARVESTING; SEED; TIMBER;

NON-TIMBER FOREST TREES;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL;

ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; SEEDS;

CAMEROON;

CLUSIACEAE; GARCINIA;

EID: 0037424955     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00444-9     Document Type: Article

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