Forest tree persistence, elephants, and stem scars

Biotropica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-521

  Sheil, Douglas ^a   Salim, Agus ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

African semi deciduous rain forest; Bark damage; Cynometra alexandri; Herbivory; Loxodonta africana; Monodominant; Species richness; Succession; Tolerance; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; ELEPHANT; HERBIVORY; PERSISTENCE; TREE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; RABONGO FOREST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CYNOMETRA; CYNOMETRA ALEXANDRI; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 12244250358     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2004.tb00346.x     Document Type: Article

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