Impact of large herbivores at artificial watering points compared to that at natural watering points in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 315-324

  Thrash, I ^a  

^a NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grazing pressure; Kruger National Park; Piosphere; Water provision; Watering points

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HERBIVORE; PLANT COMMUNITY; WATERING POINT;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032007725     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0331     Document Type: Article

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