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Vegetation assessment of native tree species in Broussonetia papyrifera-dominated degraded forest landscape in southern Ghana

Question: Does the invasive tree species Broussonetia papyrifera facilitate the natural regeneration of native tree species in a degraded tropical forest landscape? Location: Afram Headwaters Forest Reserve, southern Ghana. Methods: We established sampling areas and assessed seedlings and saplings

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Published in:	Applied vegetation science 2016-07, Vol.19 (3), p.498-507
Main Authors:	Agyeman, Victor K., Addo-Danso, Shalom D., Kyereh, Boateng, Abebrese, Isaac K.
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Subjects:	Broussonetia Broussonetia papyrifera Chromolaena odorata Invasive species Mansonia Native tree species Paper mulberry Restoration Tropical dry forest landscape
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