The physical environment and major plant communities of the Tankwa-Karoo National Park

Koedoe

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 61-94

  Rubin, Francine ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; NATIONAL PARK; PLANT COMMUNITY;

SOUTH AFRICA; TANKWA-KAROO NATIONAL PARK;

ASTERACEAE; AUGEA CAPENSIS; BROWNANTHUS; GALENIA; GALENIA AFRICANA; MALEPHORA; RUSCHIA ROBUSTA; RUSCHIA SPINOSA; TANQUA; TRIPTERIS; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLUM;

EID: 0032454736     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v41i2.253     Document Type: Article

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