The flora of the Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa: Are threatened species vulnerable to elephant damage?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1447-1456

  Johnson, Catherine F ^a,c   Cowling, Richard M ^b   Phillipson, Peter B ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Elephant impacts; Geophytes; Plant conservation; Succulent plants; Threatened plants

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLORA; GRAZING PRESSURE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ASPHODELACEAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; HYACINTHACEAE;

EID: 0032762801     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008980120379     Document Type: Article

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