How livestock grazing affects vegetation structures and small mammal distribution in the semi-arid Karoo

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-106

  Eccard, J A ^a,b   Walther, R B ^a   Milton, S J ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Desert rodents; Karoo; Livestock grazing; Vegetation changes

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033732708     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0659     Document Type: Article

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