Secondary succession in Acacia nilotica (L.) savanna in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Plant Ecology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Skowno, A L ^a   Midgley, J J ^a   Bond, W J ^a   Balfour, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Euclea; Facilitation; Fire; Gullivers; Secondary succession; Thicket

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; FIRE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; WOODY PLANT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA NILOTICA;

EID: 0033392614     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009843124991     Document Type: Article

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