The groenvaly grassland fragmentation experiment: Design and initiation

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 139-150

  Van Jaarsveld, Albert S ^a   Ferguson, J Willem H ^a   Bredenkamp, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fragmentation experiment; Grassland; Groenvaly; Pinus elliotti

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MOUNTAIN GRASSLAND;

SOUTH AFRICA, MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, GROENVALY;

ARACHNIDA; COLEOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 0031955908     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00156-4     Document Type: Article

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