Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 411

Full Length Research Paper

Floristic and structural traits of tree vegetation in three sites with different level of disturbance in dense humid forest of Cameroon

Jules Romain Ngueguim
  • Jules Romain Ngueguim
  • Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD). P. O Box 77 Limbe-Batoké Cameroon.
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Marie Caroline Momo Solefack
  • Marie Caroline Momo Solefack
  • Laboratory of Applied Botany, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Jean Lagarde Betti
  • Jean Lagarde Betti
  • Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 17 February 2018
  •  Accepted: 23 October 2018
  •  Published: 30 November 2018

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