Vegetation diversity and change in relation to land use, soil and rainfall - A case study from North-East District, Botswana

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-40

  Dahlberg, Annika C ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agropastoralism; Bush encroachment; Land use; Overgrazing; Semi arid; Southern Africa; Vegetation change; Vegetation diversity

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; PRODUCTIVITY; RAINFALL; SOIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BOTSWANA; NORTH-EAST DISTRICT;

EID: 0033999958     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0566     Document Type: Article

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