Effects of Coffee Management Intensity on Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Ethiopian Moist Evergreen Afromontane Forests

Kitessa Hundera; Raf Aerts; Alexandre Fontaine; Maarten Van Mechelen; Pieter Gijbels; Olivier Honnay; Bart Muys

doi:10.1007/s00267-012-9976-5

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Effects of Coffee Management Intensity on Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Ethiopian Moist Evergreen Afromontane Forests

Kitessa Hundera Raf Aerts

Alexandre Fontaine

Maarten Van Mechelen Pieter Gijbels Olivier Honnay

Bart Muys

Environmental Management Vol. 51 No. 3 pp. 801-809 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Nov 22, 2012
Vol/Issue: 51(3)
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Plant Conservation and Population Biology Department of Biology KU Leuven Leuven Belgium; Division of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation Heverlee Belgium

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Kitessa Hundera, Raf Aerts, Alexandre Fontaine, et al. (2012). Effects of Coffee Management Intensity on Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Ethiopian Moist Evergreen Afromontane Forests. Environmental Management, 51(3), 801-809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-012-9976-5

Effects of Coffee Management Intensity on Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Ethiopian Moist Evergreen Afromontane Forests

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