Vegetation structure of a heavily grazed range in northern Kenya: Ground vegetation

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 459-474

  Cornelius, Reiner ^a   Schultka, Wolfgang ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Inst fur Bot de J   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decrease of perennial grasses; Herbivore pressure; Increase of therophytes; Invasion of weedy species; Northern Kenya; Semi arrid rangeland

Indexed keywords

PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGELAND; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

KENYA;

ACHYRANTHES; AMARANTHACEAE; BOS TAURUS; CHRYSOPOGON; CHRYSOPOGON PLUMULOSUS; COMMELINA; COMMELINACEAE; DIGERA; DIGERA MURICATA; FABACEAE; HIBISCUS; INDIGOFERA; INDIGOFERA SPINOSA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE; POACEAE; SETARIA ACROMELAENA; SPOROBOLUS; SPOROBOLUS NERVOSUS; TETRAPOGON; TETRAPOGON CENTRIFORMIS; TRAGUS; TRAGUS BENERONIANUS;

EID: 0031193912     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0209     Document Type: Article

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