Climate change and its impact on the forests of Kilimanjaro

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 3-10

  Hemp, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cloud forest; Forest fires; Global change

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD FOREST; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOG; FOREST COVER; FOREST FIRE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; ICE CAP; MOUNTAIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER BUDGET; WATER YIELD;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KILIMANJARO [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 59449091749     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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