Decline of the mountain acacia, Brachystegia glaucescens in Gonarezhou National Park, southeast Zimbabwe

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-50

  Tafangenyasha, Clifford ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Brachystegia glaucescens woodland; Drought; Fire; Herbivory

Indexed keywords

FIRES;

BRACHYSTEGIUM GLAUCESCEN WOODLAND; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GRAZING ANIMALS; HERBIVORY; MANAGEMENT GOALS; MANAGEMENT MONITORING; NATIONAL PARKS; NORTHERN REGIONS; STUDY SITES; ZIMBABWE;

DROUGHT;

WATER;

ELEPHANT; FIRE; GRAZING; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EROSION; FIRE; FOREST; GRASS; PRESSURE; SOIL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER DEPRIVATION; ZIMBABWE;

GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK; ZIMBABWE;

ACACIA; ANIMALIA; BRACHYSTEGIA; BRACHYSTEGIA GLAUCESCENS; ELEPHANT;

EID: 0034847454     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.2001.0458     Document Type: Article

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