Potential role of sacred groves in biodiversity conservation in Tanzania

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-265

  Mgumia, F H ^a,b   Oba, Gufu ^b  

^a Tanzania Forestry Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest reserve; In situ conservation; Miombo woodlands; Sacred groves; Species richness; Tanzania; Wanyamwezi chieftaincy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY;

SACRED GROVES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; PLANT GROWTH; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TANZANIA; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; UGANDA;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0141644384     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892903000250     Document Type: Article

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