Vegetation analysis of wetlands in the Klerksdorp Municipal Area, North West Province, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-62

  Van Wyk, E ^a   Cilliers, S S ^b   Bredenkamp, G J ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic influences; Braun Blanquet; Disturbed areas; Invader species; Phytosociology; TWINSPAN; Urban ecology; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; WETLAND;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; WETLAND;

KLERKSDORP MUNICIPAL; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034096345     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)31051-6     Document Type: Article

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