Plant communities and species richness of the Agrostis lachnantha-Eragrostis plana wetlands of northern Kwazulu-Natal

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 306-315

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community; conservation; grassland; KwaZulu Natal; species richness; wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGROSTIS LACHNANTHA; ERAGROSTIS PLANA; POACEAE;

PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWA-ZULU NATAL PROVINCE;

EID: 0030301890     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30670-0     Document Type: Article

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