Vegetation change over 40 years in the Weenen/Muden area, KwaZulu-Natal: Evidence from photo-panoramas

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 71-88

  Hottman, M T ^a   O'Connor, T G ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ACACIA; BUSH ENCROACHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; SAVANNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002880495     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220119909485721     Document Type: Article

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