Successional patterns of plant species and community diversity in a semi-deciduous tropical forest under shifting cultivation

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 809-820

  KassiN'Dja, Justin K ^a   Decocq, Guillaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Disturbance; Life history trait; Secondary succession; Species assemblage; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COLONIZATION; CULTIVATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIASPORE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; LAND USE; LIFE HISTORY; NATURE CONSERVATION; SEED SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND STRUCTURE; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SANAIMBO FOREST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA;

EID: 65249182606     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18453     Document Type: Article

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