Millipede communities in rehabilitating coastal dune forests in northern KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 703-712

  Van Aarde, R J ^a   Ferreira, S M ^a   Kritzinger, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DUNE FOREST; MILLIPEDE; MINE RECLAMATION; SUCCESSION;

SOUTH AFRICA, NATAL;

EID: 0029668128     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05424.x     Document Type: Article

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