Edge effects at an induced forest-grassland boundary: Forest birds in the Ongoye Forest Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 82-91

  Krüger, Sonja C ^a   Lawes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST BIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE, ONGOYE FOREST RESERVE;

EID: 0031421083     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1997.11448435     Document Type: Article

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