Infiltration rate of soil around drinking troughs in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 617-625

  Thrash, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

infiltration rate; Kruger National Park; piosphere; watering points

Indexed keywords

DRINKING TROUGH; HERBIVORE; INFILTRATION RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL LOSS; SOIL MOISTURE;

SOUTH AFRICA, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0031107111     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0227     Document Type: Article

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