Climber species composition, abundance and relationship with trees in a Nigerian secondary forest

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 258-266

  Muoghalu, Joseph Ikechukwu ^a   Okeesan, Oluwabumi Okerinmola ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Altitude; Climber species; Forest; Tree species

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING PLANT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SECONDARY FOREST; TREE;

AFRICA; IFE; NIGERIA; OSUN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 28244456196     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00585.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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