Conservation of priority woody species on farmlands: A case study from Nawaikoke sub-county, Uganda

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 456-462

  Tabuti, John R S ^a   Muwanika, Vincent B ^a   Arinaitwe, Mary Z ^a   Ticktin, Tamara ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Fallows; Tree management; Tree products

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLOW; HOME GARDEN; LAND MANAGEMENT; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE; WETLAND;

EASTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; NAWAIKOKE; UGANDA;

ACACIA; ACACIA SEYAL; ALBIZIA; ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM COLLINUM; CORIARIA; FICUS NATALENSIS; FICUS SYCOMORUS; MANGIFERA INDICA; MILICIA EXCELSA;

EID: 78649483176     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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