Human-induced succession of vegetation on new accretions in the coastal areas of Bangladesh

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-198

  Siddiqi, N A ^a   Khan, M A S ^a  

^a Bangladesh Forest Research Institute   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Coastline; Forest creation; Mangrove planting; Non mangrove species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; CROPS; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FOREST CREATION; MANGROVE PLANTING; NON-MANGROVE SPECIES;

VEGETATION;

BIODIVERSITY; COASTS; CROP ROTATION; FORESTATION; PLANTS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; ALBIZIA PROCERA; AVICENNIA; CASUARINA; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; CYNOMETRA; CYNOMETRA RAMIFLORA; EXCOECARIA; EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA; FOMES; HERITIERA; LUMNITZERA; LUMNITZERA RACEMOSA; NYPA FRUTICANS; PHOENIX; PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE; SAMANEA SAMAN; SONNERATIA; SONNERATIA APETALA; XYLOCARPUS;

EID: 2942585060     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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