Modelling the sustainable harvest of Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra fruits in the South African lowveld

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 91-103

  Emanuel, P L ^a   Shackleton, C M ^a   Baxter, J S ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Fruit harvesting; Matrix population model; Non timber forest products; Size class profile; Sustainable yield

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FRUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

FRUIT PRODUCTION; POPULATION GROWTH RATES; STAGE-BASED POPULATION MATRIX MODELS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

FARM CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRICES; SCLEROCARYA; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINED YIELD;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 21044433189     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.03.066     Document Type: Article

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