Regeneration by coppicing (resprouting) of miombo (African savanna) trees in relation to land use

By E. Luoga, Edward Witkowski, K. Balkwill. 2004

239 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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In Forestry

1. P. West
2. C. Shackleton
3. M. Tigabu
4. P. Odén

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. Edward Witkowski
2. T. O’Connor
3. P. West
4. C. Shackleton
5. M. Tigabu
6. P. Odén

Citations in the corpus

• A functional hypothesis of the threat of local extirpation of woody plant species by elephant in Africa (2007, background): “Coppicing ability is determined by the availability of buds around the stem base below the common height of pollarding or ringbarking by elephant (1–2 m), and depends on species identity and tree age (Abbot and Loworeb, 1998; Luoga et al., 2004).”
• Growing Plantation Forests (2010, background): “A variety of observations have suggested that the success and vigour of coppice vary with the diameter of the cut stem (Luoga et al. 2004; Johansson 2008; Matula et al. 2012) or the height at which the stump is cut (Blake 1983; Evans and Turnbull 2004).”
• The impact of commercial harvesting on Warburgia salutaris (‘pepper-bark tree’) in Mpumalanga, South Africa (2004, background): “The basal diameter of the stem and the height at which a stem was chopped may affect coppicing success and the regrowth rate of certain species, which is important from a management perspective (Shackleton 2000; Luoga et al. 2004b).”
• The relative importance of different regeneration mechanisms in a selectively cut savanna-woodland in Burkina Faso, West Africa (2007, background): “In most African countries, the woodlands provide both urban and rural populations not only non-timber products (fruits, medicines, fodder) but also the greatest proportion of fuel requirement (Flandez, 1995; Abbot and Lowore, 1999; Sawadogo et al., 2002; Luoga et al., 2004; Nygård et al., 2004).”
• Managing the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa: Policies, Incentives and Options for the Rural Poor (2010, unknown): “Although growth is slow, strong coppicing occurs, so coppice management is possible (Luoga et al. 2004).”