Research note: Calibrating a disc pasture meter to estimate grass fuel loads on the Zululand coastal plain

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-41

  Brockett, B H ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental Affairs   (South Africa)

^b Pilanesberg National Park   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coastal Forest and Thornveld; Fire management; Herbage mass; Standing crop

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006460490     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220119.1996.9647892     Document Type: Article

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