Structural development and productivity of replanted mangrove plantations in Kenya

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2670-2677

  Kairo, James G ^a   Lang'at, Joseph K S ^a   Dahdouh Guebas, Farid ^b,c   Bosire, Jared ^a   Karachi, Moses ^d  

^a KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Gazi Bay; Kenya; Mangrove reforestation; Silviculture; Yield tables

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PRODUCTIVITY; SAMPLING; VEGETATION;

GAZI BAY; MANGROVE REFORESTATION; MUCRONATA PLANTATION;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BASAL AREA; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; HEIGHT; MANGROVE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; SAMPLING; SILVICULTURE; TROPICAL FOREST;

FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; JUVENILE WOOD; YIELD TABLES;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; GAZI BAY; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA;

EID: 41949141700     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.031     Document Type: Article

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