Analysis of the spontaneous vegetation of intensively managed urban open spaces in the Potchefstroom Municipal Area, North West Province, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-68

  Cilliers, S S ^a   Bredenkamp, G J ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Braun Blanquet; DECORANA; MEGATAB; Plant communities; Ruderals; TURBOVEG; TWINSPAN

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; URBAN AREA;

NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032896730     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30940-6     Document Type: Article

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