Phytogeographical analysis of Central African forests: The Ngovayang massif (Cameroon);Analyse phytogéographique des forêts d'Afrique Centrale: Le cas du massif de Ngovayang (Cameroun)

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-164

  Gonmadje, Christelle Flore ^a,b   Doumenge, Charles ^a   Sunderland, Terry C H ^c   Balinga, Michael P B ^d   Sonké, Bonaventure ^e  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^d Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Burkina Faso)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

1 ha permanent plots; Central Africa; Climatic hinge; Ngovayang; Phytogeography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864799412     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2012.573     Document Type: Article

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