Population ecology of tree succulents (Aloe and Pachypodium) in the arid western cape: Decline of keystone species

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 869-876

  Midgley, J J ^a   Cowling, R M ^a   Hendricks, H ^b   Desmet, P G ^a   Esler, K ^c   Rundel, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aloe; Demography; Pachypodium; Succulents; Western Cape

Indexed keywords

ALOE; ALOE DICHOTOMA; ALOE PILLANSII; ANIMALIA; ANTIDORCAS MARSUPIALIS; APOCYNACEAE; AVES; LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PACHYPODIUM; PACHYPODIUM NAMAQUANUM; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PERCIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 0030920247     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000010407.65612.27     Document Type: Article

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