A comparative assessment of baobab density in northern Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 109-111

  Ndoro, Onias ^a   Mashapa, Clayton ^a   Kativu, Shakkie ^a   Gandiwa, Edson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Chinhoyi University of Technology   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; POPULATION DENSITY;

MANA POOLS NATIONAL PARK; MASHONALAND WEST; ZIMBABWE;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA;

EID: 84928177512     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12189     Document Type: Article

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