Sprouting, succession and tree species diversity in a South African coastal dune forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-203

  Nzunda, Emmanuel Fred ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

disturbance severity; forest structure; multi stemmed trees; plant community dynamics; resprouting; shade tolerance; species composition; succession

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DISTURBANCE; DUNE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; SEA BREEZE; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SWAMP FOREST;

EID: 79957488868     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467410000659     Document Type: Article

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