Small-scale variations in species composition of miombo woodland in Sengwa, Zimbabwe: The influence of edaphic factors, fire and elephant herbivory

Systematics and Geography of Plants

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 935-947

  Mapaure, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

CANOCO; Miombo woodland; Ordination; Sengwa; Vegetation classification; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRACHYSTEGIA; BRACHYSTEGIA BOEHMII; BRACHYSTEGIA SPICIFORMIS; ELEPHANT; JULBERNARDIA; JULBERNARDIA GLOBIFLORA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA SERICEA;

EID: 0035784149     PISSN: 03039153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3668729     Document Type: Conference Paper

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