Effect of harvesting on temporal papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) biomass regeneration potential among swamps in Winam Gulf wetlands of Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-341

  Osumba, J J L ^a   Okeyo Owuor, J B ^a   Raburu, P O ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cyperus papyrus; Harvesting; Kenya; Lake Victoria; Regeneration; Swamps; Wetlands; Winam

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BUFFER ZONE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONNECTIVITY; HARVESTING; MONOCOTYLEDON; PATCHINESS; REGENERATION; STAND DYNAMICS; SWAMP FOREST; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

KENYA; NYANZA; WINAM GULF;

CYPERUS; CYPERUS PAPYRUS;

EID: 77952875464     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-010-9174-2     Document Type: Article

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