Impact of fire frequency on woody community structure and soil nutrients in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-81

  Shackleton, C M ^a   Scholes, R J ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fire; Frequency; Setara; Soil nutrients; Structure; Woody community

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE; SOIL NUTRIENT; WOODY PLANT;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033856478     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v43i1.210     Document Type: Article

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