Effect of gap size and age on climber abundance and diversity in Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorBabweteera, Fred
dc.contributor.authorPlumptre, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorObua, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-24T11:15:46Z
dc.date.available2022-11-24T11:15:46Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractA study of the e¡ects of gap size and age on climber abundance and diversity was carried out in Budongo Forest Reserve in Uganda. Data were collected from compartments N5, W21, B1 and B3. Stump records were used to locate and estimate the ages of 78 gaps. Sample plots 5 5m were set up in the gaps to assess climber abundance and diversity. Climbers were more abundant and diverse in gaps that were more than 400m2, 15 months old and had more than 25% canopy opening. Momordica foetida was the most abundant climber species occurring on stems, branches and crowns of seedlings and saplings. There- fore, in order to keep natural regeneration free from climber tangles and produce good quality timber, clim- ber control should be a major activity in tropical high forest management.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBabweteera, F., Plumptre, A., & Obua, J. (2000). Effect of gap size and age on climber abundance and diversity in Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 38(3), 230-237.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00245.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5413
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Ecologyen_US
dc.subjectAbundanceen_US
dc.subjectBudongoen_US
dc.subjectCanopyen_US
dc.subjectClimbersen_US
dc.subjectDiversityen_US
dc.subjectGapen_US
dc.titleEffect of gap size and age on climber abundance and diversity in Budongo Forest Reserve, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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