Diversity of woody species in forest, treefall gaps, and edge in Kibale National Park, Uganda

Plant Ecology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-139

  Zanne, Amy E ^a   Chapman, Colin A ^b,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge; Gaps; Randomization tests; Species richness; Tropical forest; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST EDGE; HETEROGENEITY; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

EID: 21044447304     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-004-2562-z     Document Type: Article

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