Description, classification and ordination of the dominant vegetation communities, Cathedral Peak, Kwazulu-natal Drakensberg

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 263-269

  Hill, T R ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DCA; TWINSPAN; vegetation analysis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ORDINATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE, DRAKENSBERG, CATHEDRAL PEAK;

EID: 0030301412     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30655-4     Document Type: Article

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