Species richness and plant communities of the Helichrysum rugulosum-Hyparrhenia hirta low-altitude grassland of northern Kwazulu-Natal

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 296-305

  Eckhardt, H C ^a   Van Rooyen, N ^a   Bredenkamp, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation sites; grassland; naturalness; plant communities; species richness; vegetation units

Indexed keywords

HELICHRYSUM RUGULOSUM; HYPARRHENIA HIRTA; ASTERACEAE; POACEAE;

GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWA-ZULU NATAL PROVINCE;

EID: 0030301889     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30669-4     Document Type: Article

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