Ecology of the Tropical Semi-deciduous Forest and its Possibility of the Sustaining Use in East Cameroon, West Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20149202 |
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| Authors | Hiroyoshi Chujo (Chubu University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 1992 |
| Issue | 41 |
| Pages | 23-45 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0065-4140 • E-ISSN: 1884-5533 |
| Publisher | Japan Association for African Studies (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.11619/africa1964.1992.41_23 |
| OpenAlex | W2320131677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
To clarify the savannization mechanism of tropical rain forests, I conducted this ecological study of the semi-deciduous forest and its soils in the forest-savanna contact zone in East Cameroon. The soil under the semi-deciduous forest belonged to the typical type of ferrallitic soil. An investigation on the forest vegetation revealed the scanty regeneration in the semi-deciduous forest. Then, I considered that this forest lasts only for a single generation. However, the semi-deciduous forest was presumably a collection of tree species having the high ecological amplitude for environmental conditions. Finally, based on the ecological recognition of the semi-deciduous forest, I considered a way of its protection and a possibility of the sustaining use as forest resources
Agroforestry · Biology · Deciduous · Ecosystem · Forest ecology · Forest restoration · Geography · Rainforest · Tropical forest · Vegetation (pathology) · African Botany and Ecology Studies · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Ecology · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Environmental Science
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |