The phytosociology of the incised river valleys and dry upland savanna of southern KwaZulu-Natal

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 321-330

  Perkins, L ^a   Bredenkamp, G J ^a   Granger, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Braun Blanquet; Classification; Grassland Biome; TWINSPAN; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033381391     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)31019-X     Document Type: Article

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