Gallery forests versus bosquets: Conservation of natural fragments at Lopé National Park in central Gabon

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 476-482

  Ukizintambara, Tharcisse ^a   White, Lee ^b   Abernethy, Kate ^b   Thébaud, Christophe ^c  

^a Station d'Etude des Gorilles et des Chimpanzés S E G C   (Gabon)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Gabon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Gabon; Natural fragmentation; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NATURE RESERVE; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES INVENTORY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; LOPE RESERVE; OGOOUE-IVINDO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 35448992382     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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