Quantification of the resource base and impact of harvesting of coastal hardwood species by a rural community.

[摘要] The study aimed: (1) to provide baseline data on aspects of wood utilisation in a resource area and a communal area In KwaZulu, (2) to investigate the effects of this wood utilisation on the resource base, and (3) to discuss the sustainability of current wood. utilisation. Wood utilisation in this study refers to the harvesting of dead andlivewood for fuelwood, building poles and fencing posts. (Abbreviation abstract)

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand