Effects of defoliation on yield and reproduction of the dwarf shrub Indigofera spinosa

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 449-463

  Keya, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Indigofera spinosa; Marsabit; Northern Kenya; Pastoralists; Rendille; Reproduction; Yield

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; DWARF SHRUB; HERBIVORY; REPRODUCTION; YIELD;

KENYA;

FABACEAE; INDIGOFERA SPINOSA;

EID: 0030785332     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(97)80034-3     Document Type: Article

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