Effects of grazing and cultivation on soil patterns and processes in the Paulshoek area of Namaqualand

Plant Ecology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Allsopp, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arid shrublands; Mycorrhizas; Soil resource patchiness

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GRAZING; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT COMMUNITY;

NAMAQUALAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; GALENIA; GALENIA AFRICANA;

EID: 0032872723     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009826412617     Document Type: Article

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