Impact of domesticated African elephants Loxodonta africana on Natal bushveld

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 31-36

  Bowland, J M ^a   Yeaton, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia; Elephants; Natal bushveld; Savanna woodland dynamics; Succession

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA CAFFRA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MIMOSACEAE;

AFRICAN ELEPHANT; BROWSING; WILDLIFE DAMAGE; WOODLAND COMMUNITY;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE;

EID: 0031429445     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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