Plant responses and herbivory following simulated browsing and stem cutting of Combretum apiculatum

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 409-414

  Bergström, Roger ^a   Skarpe, Christina ^b   Danell, Kjell ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Botswana; Fire; Insect feeding; Large herbivore; Savanna

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM APICULATUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0034210445     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236633     Document Type: Article

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