Classification and dynamics of a southern African subtropical coastal lowland forest

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 133-142

  Van Wyk, G F ^a   Everard, D A ^a   Midgley, J J ^b   Gordon, I G ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forest ordination; size class distribution; succession; Zululand coastal plain

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST COMMUNITY; ORDINATION TECHNIQUE; SUCCESSIONAL GRADIENT; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWA ZULU-NATAL, DAKUDUKU FOREST;

EID: 0029660171     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30612-8     Document Type: Article

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