Short-term survival and long-term mortality of Acacia drepanolobium after a controlled burn

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-401

  Okello, B D ^a,b   Young, T P ^b,c   Riginos, C ^b,c   Kelly, D ^b   O'Connor, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia drepanolobium; Coppicing; Elephants; Fire; Kenya; Laikipia; Top kill

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ELEPHANT; INJURY; LEGUME; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; LAIKIPIA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA DREPANOLOBIUM; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 50849084830     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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