Geological controls on the distribution of woody vegetation in the central Kalahari, Botswana

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 350-362

  Moore, A E ^a   Attwell, C A M ^b  

^a AMPAL (Pty) Ltd   (Botswana)

^b Box GD890 ^*  (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; LITHOLOGY; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; VEGETATION;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0033504734     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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