Effects of bark harvest and other human activity on populations of the African cherry (Prunus africana) on Mount Oku, Cameroon

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1121-1128

  Stewart, Kristine ^a  

^a Institute of Applied Ethnobotany   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternating fruit production; Bark harvest; Crown area; Forest conservation; Kilum Ijim Forest; Non timber forest products; Prunus africana; Sustainable harvest

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING FRUIT PRODUCTION; BARK HARVEST; CROWN AREA; FOREST CONSERVATION; KILUM-IJIM FOREST; NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS; PRUNUS AFRICANA; SUSTAINABLE HARVEST;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; FRUITS; TIMBER;

HARVESTING;

BARK; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DICOTYLEDON; DIEBACK; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RED LIST; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; WILDFIRE;

BARK; CONSERVATION; CROWNS; FORESTS; FRUITS; HARVESTING; PRUNUS; REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; MOUNT OKU; NORD OUEST PROVINCE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PRUNUS AFRICANA; PYGEUM; ROSACEAE;

EID: 68949163791     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.039     Document Type: Article

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