Changes in structure of savanna woodlands in northern Botswana following the impacts of elephants and fire

Plant Ecology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-

  Ben Shahar, Raphael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elephants; Fire; Savanna; Seedlings; Shrubs; Trees

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SAVANNA; WOODY PLANT;

BOTSWANA;

ACACIA ERIOLOBA; BAIKIAEA PLURIJUGA; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0031831184     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009708021735     Document Type: Article

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