Spatial variability in the vegetation structure and composition of an East African rain forest

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-197

  Fashing, Peter J ^a,b   Gathua, J Mwangi ^a,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Pittsburgh Zoo   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Brillantaisia nitens; Cercopithecus ascanius; Disturbance; Kakamega Forest; Logging; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KAKAMEGA FOREST; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA]; WORLD;

BRILLANTAISIA; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS ASCANIUS; KAKAMEGA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 9644262802     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00512.x     Document Type: Article

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