Ground-living invertebrate assemblages in native, planted and invasive vegetation in South Africa

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 19-32

  Samways, Michael J ^a   Caldwell, P M ^b   Osborn, Rae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Invasive vegetation; Invertebrates; Native vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTRODUCED PLANT; INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE; NATIVE VEGETATION; PLANTATION;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL, PIETERMARITZBURG;

ACACIA LONGIFOLIA; ACACIA MEARNSII; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; LANTANA CAMARA; MIMOSACEAE; MYRTACEAE; PINACEAE; PINUS PATULA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM MAURITIANUM; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 0030427296     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8809(96)01047-X     Document Type: Article

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