Forest progression modes in littoral Congo, Central Atlantic Africa

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1445-1461

  Favier, Charly ^a,c   De Namur, Christian ^b,d   Dubois, Marc Antoine ^a,e  

^a SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

^b UMR AMAP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Aucoumea klaineana; Botanical inventories; Congo; Forest expansion; Leaf area index; Tropical forest; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LEAF AREA INDEX; PERSISTENCE; SAVANNA; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AUCOUMEA; AUCOUMEA KLAINEANA;

EID: 4444244285     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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