Annual and spatial variation in herbaceous biomass production in a Zambian dry miombo woodland

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 74-81

  Chidumayo, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Effect of woodland clearing; Herbaceous biomass production; Miombo woodland; Nutrients; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; MIOMBO WOODLAND; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0030613039     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30706-7     Document Type: Article

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