Effective rainfall defined using measurements of grass growth in the Etosha National Park, Namibia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 397-417

  Du Plessis, W P ^a  

^a Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

Author keywords

10 Day interval rainfall; Annual rainfall; Daily rainfall; Effective rainfall; Etosha National Park; Grass green cover; Grass greenness; Grass growth; Grass production; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; RAINFALL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK; NAMIBIA;

EID: 0034969779     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0752     Document Type: Article

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