Effects of human disturbances and plant invasion on liana community structure and relationship with trees in the Tinte Bepo forest reserve, Ghana

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 728-734

  Addo Fordjour, P ^a   Obeng, S ^a   Addo, M G ^a   Akyeampong, S ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Human disturbances; Invasion; Liana community structure; Liana infestation and load

Indexed keywords

GHANA; HUMAN DISTURBANCES; INVASION; LIANA COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LIANA INFESTATION AND LOAD;

FORESTRY;

FLUORESCENCE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURE RESERVE; VINE;

BASAL AREA; DENSITY; FLUORESCENCE; FORESTRY; GHANA;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TINTE BEPO FOREST RESERVE; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67649961260     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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