Ecosystem integrity and sustainable land-use in the Thicket Biome, South Africa

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 104-109

  Kerley, Graham I H ^a   Boshoff, André F ^a   Knight, Michael H ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032821374     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0992.1999.09915.x     Document Type: Article

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