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: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Analysis of growth rings to determine age and mean radial growth of selected Baikiaea-Guibourtia-Pterocarpus species from regrowth stands after pole/ firewood harvesting and abandoned crop fields, north-western Zimbabwe

A. Chichinye
  • A. Chichinye
  • Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, National University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box AC 939,Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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C. J. Geldenhuys
  • C. J. Geldenhuys
  • Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Lynwood Road, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
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P. W. Chirwa
  • P. W. Chirwa
  • Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Lynwood Road, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 27 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 17 August 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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