Seed bank dynamics and regeneration in a secondary lowland rainforest in Nigeria

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-371

  Oke, S O ^a   Oladipo, O T ^a   Isichei, A O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Forest disturbance; Forest succession; Regeneration; Seed bank; Species composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845472524     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2006.363.371     Document Type: Article

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