The banana forests of Kilimanjaro: Biodiversity and conservation of the Chagga homegardens

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1193-1217

  Hemp, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Apophytes; Coffee banana planations; East Africa; Epiphytes; Kilimanjaro; Neophytes; Ruderal vegetation; Tropical montane forest

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; HOME GARDEN; PLANTATION; RUDERAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VASCULAR PLANT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KILIMANJARO [KILIMANJARO (RGA)]; KILIMANJARO [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33745475902     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-8230-8     Document Type: Article

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