Gap characteristics and regeneraion in Bwindi Impenerable National Park, Uganda

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dc.creatorBabaasa, Dennis
dc.creatorEilu, Gerald
dc.creatorKasangaki, Aventino
dc.creatorBitariho, Robert
dc.creatorMcNeilage, Alastair
dc.date2013-04-19T06:36:45Z
dc.date2013-04-19T06:36:45Z
dc.date2004
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T12:57:38Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T12:57:38Z
dc.descriptionBefore Bwindi Impenetrable forest, Uganda, became a national park in 1991, there was a high level of human activity in much of the forest, especially cutting of large trees for timber by pitsawyers. This created extensive gaps in this tropical Afromontane rain forest. We quantified and compared tree regeneration in three sites that were logged at different intensities. Gap sizes in Bwindi, even under fairly natural conditions are very large (mean = 4460.1 m2). Logging further enlarged the gap sizes and had a negative impact on tree regeneration. The study shows the strong role of logging disturbance in promoting an alternative successional pathway, where the large gaps created by logging are in a low-canopy state dominated by a dense tangle of herbs, shrubs, and herbaceous or semi-woody climbers. We recommend periodic monitoring of gap size and tree regeneration in the gaps to ascertain the trend of recovery from past logging disturbance.
dc.descriptionInstitute of Tropical Forest Conservation by the Royal Netherlands Government through Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Conservation Trust (Sub-Grant Activity No. UG.003002/ITFC).
dc.identifierBabaasa, D., Eilu, G., Kasangaki, A., Bitariho, R., McNeilage, A. (2004). Gap characteristics and regeneraion in Bwindi Impenerable National Park, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 42. 217–224
dc.identifier0141-6707
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1349
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1349
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.subjectImpenetrable forest
dc.subjectBwindi impenetrable
dc.subjectGap dynamics
dc.subjectGap size
dc.subjectLogging
dc.subjectSuccession
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectPitsawyers
dc.titleGap characteristics and regeneraion in Bwindi Impenerable National Park, Uganda
dc.typeJournal article, peer reviewed
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