A variable edge effect on trees of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, and its bearing on measurement parameters

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 789-797

  Olupot, William ^a,b  

^a Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation   (Uganda)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Bwindi; Edge effects; Forest change; Tropical forest; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NATIONAL PARK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 59849117795     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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