Forest succession and distance from forest edge in an Afro-tropical grassland

Biotropica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-41

  Scot Duncan, R ^a   Duncan, Virginia E ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Degraded lands; Forest edge; Kibale National Park, Uganda; Restoration; Seed predation; Seedling growth and survival; Tropical forest succession

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST EDGE; SUCCESSION;

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

POACEAE;

EID: 0342368850     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00445.x     Document Type: Article

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