May 2014

Species composition and stand structure of secondary and plantation forests in a Kenyan rainforest

Forest succession has been reported in forest plantations in tropical forests, but little is known about their successional dynamics because most studies have focused on succession in secondary forests. We assessed changes in species composition and stand structure in secondary and plantation forests in Kakamega rainforest in western Kenya. We used a nested experiment to collect data on tree species types, tree height...

Author(s): John Otuoma, George Ouma, David Okeyo and Beatrice Anyango