Seed and seedling survival of African mahogany (Entandrophragma spp.) in the Central African Republic: Implications for forest management

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 292-299

  Hall, Jefferson S ^a,b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Central Africa; Granivores; Predation; Seedling mortality; Tropical forest management

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; INSECT CONTROL; MAMMALS; SEED;

AGROFORESTRY; GRANIVORES; PREDATION; SEEDLING MORTALITY;

FORESTRY;

AGROFORESTRY; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GERMINATION; MORTALITY; REGENERATION; SEED; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; INSECT CONTROL; MAMMALS; SEEDS;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ENTANDROPHRAGMA; ENTANDROPHRAGMA ANGOLENSE; ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM; GILBERTIODENDRON; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; SWIETENIA;

EID: 38949151876     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.050     Document Type: Article

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