Volume increment of natural moist tropical forest in Nigeria

Commonwealth Forestry Review

Volumn , Issue 245, 1997, Pages 107-113

  Lowe, R G ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Increment; Inventory; Nigeria; Sustained yield; Tropical high forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944441309     PISSN: 00103381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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