International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Sustaining Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman (Rosaceae), a CITES listing tree species in the Teza Forest, Kibira National Park, Burundi

Jean Lagarde BETTI*
  • Jean Lagarde BETTI*
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Douala, BP 24 157, Cameroon.
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Mohamed FERUZI
  • Mohamed FERUZI
  • National Institute for the Environment and the Consevation of Nature (INECN), BP 56 Gitega, Burundi.
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Jean RUSHEMEZA
  • Jean RUSHEMEZA
  • National Institute for the Environment and the Consevation of Nature (INECN), BP 56 Gitega, Burundi.
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Leonidas NZIGIYIMPA
  • Leonidas NZIGIYIMPA
  • National Institute for the Environment and the Consevation of Nature (INECN), BP 56 Gitega, Burundi.
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  •  Received: 24 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 28 August 2014
  •  Published: 30 September 2014

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