Spatial variation of arthropod communities in virgin and managed sites in the Kibale Forest, western Uganda

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 195, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-114

  Nummelin, Matti ^a,c   Zilihona, Innocent J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Tanzania Forestry Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^c Ulkoasiainministerio   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Logging; Pinus caribaea; Plantation; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; SAMPLING;

SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

FORESTRY;

ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANTATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE FOREST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PINUS CARIBAEA;

EID: 2642524629     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.02.044     Document Type: Article

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