Nearest-neighbour analysis and the prevelance of woody plant competition in South African savannas

Plant Ecology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-76

  Shackleton, Charlie ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Competition; Inter specific; Intra specific; Savanna

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAVANNA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA;

EID: 0036218847     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014795505362     Document Type: Article

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