Impact of season, stem diameter and intensity of debarking on survival and bark re-growth pattern of medicinal tree species, Benin, West Africa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2664-2671

  Delvaux, C ^a   Sinsin, Brice ^b   Van Damme, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Bark stripping; Decision tool; Non timber forest product; Ring barking; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BARK; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; DIAMETER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOITATION; HARVESTING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; REGROWTH; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONALITY; STEM; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABILITY; WOUNDING;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 77956872262     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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