Kambai Forest Reserve: A biodiversity survey. - Coastal Forests of ...

Kambai Forest Reserve
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of contents
List of tables
List of figures
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Abstract
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1.0 Introduction - East Usambara and forest biodiversity 1
2.0 Aims of the survey 3
3.0 Description of the forest 4
3.1 General description 4
3.1.1 History and status 4
4.0 Soils 7
4.1 Introduction 7
4.2 Methods 7
4.3 Results 7
4.4 Discussion 8
5.0 Botany 9
5.1 Introduction 9
5.2 Methods 9
5.2.1 Forest Structure 9
5.2.1.1 Quantitative vegetation analysis 9
5.2.1.2 Disturbance transects 9
5.3 Results 11
5.3.1 Quantitative vegetation analysis 11
5.3.2 Disturbance transects 29
5.4 Summary 31
6.0 Zoology 37
6.1 Introduction 37
6.2 Methods 37
6.2.1 Mammals 37
6.2.1.1 Snap trap lines 37
6.2.1.2 Bucket pitfall trapping 37
6.2.1.3 Bat netting 38
6.2.1.4 Mammal observations 38
6.2.2 Birds 38
6.2.3 Reptiles 38
6.2.4 Amphibians 38
6.2.5 Invertebrates 38
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