Evaluation of afforestable montane grasslands for wildlife conservation in the north-eastern Cape, South Africa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 179-190

  Armstrong, A J ^a   Van Hensbergen, H J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

bird; butterfly; endemic; grasshopper; species richness

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION; GRASSHOPPER; MONTAIN GRASSLAND; WILDLIFE;

SOUTH AFRICA, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE;

AVES; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PROTEA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 0030617527     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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