Patch-mosaic burning: A new paradigm for savanna fire management in protected areas?

Koedoe

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-130

  Parr, C L ^a,b   Brockett, B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Pilanesberg National Park   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Biotic diversity; Conservation; Fire; Heterogeneity; Modelling; Patch dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; PATCH DYNAMICS; SAVANNA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033503962     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v42i2.237     Document Type: Article

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