Physical and chemical response of juvenile Acacia tortilis trees to browsing. Experimental evidence

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 106-111

  Gowda, J H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; defences; growth; nutrition; pruning

Indexed keywords

ACACIA TORTILIS; MYRTACEAE;

BROWSING; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; NUTRITION;

EID: 0030618943     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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