Liana abundance and diversity in Cameroon's Korup National Park

Ecology of Lianas

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 11-22

  Thomas, Duncan ^a   Burnham, Robyn J ^b   Chuyong, George ^c   Kenfack, David ^d   Sainge, Moses Nsanyi ^e  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e Tropical Plant Exploration Group   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon's Korup National Park; Liana; Liana census

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926470106     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118392409.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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