The physical environment and major plant communities of the Karoo National Park, South Africa

Koedoe

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 25-52

  Rubin, Francine ^a   Palmer, A R ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b ARC Range and Forage Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Karoo; Phytosociology; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; CILIOPHORA; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; ELYTROPAPPUS RHINOCEROTIS; ERIOCEPHALUS; ERIOCEPHALUS ERICOIDES; EURYOPS; HYPARRHENIA HIRTA; LYCIUM; LYCIUM CINEREUM; MERXMUELLERA DISTICHA; PENTZIA INCANA; POACEAE; PTERONIA; RIPARIA; ROSENIA; STIPAGROSTIS; STIPAGROSTIS CILIATA; STIPAGROSTIS OBTUSA; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0004577644     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v39i2.293     Document Type: Article

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