Comparative use of burnt grassland by rare antelope species in a lowveld game ranch, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-38

  Gureja, Nidhi ^a   Owen Smith, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fire; Grazing; Large herbivores; Resource

Indexed keywords

BURNING; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; UNGULATE;

MADRID GAME RANCH; NORTHERN PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALCELAPHUS BUSELAPHUS; ALCELAPHUS LICHTENSTEINI; DAMALISCUS; DAMALISCUS LUNATUS; EQUUS; EQUUS BURCHELLI; EQUUS BURCHELLII; HIPPOTRAGUS; HIPPOTRAGUS EQUINUS; HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER; MAMMALIA; MARTES ZIBELLINA; POACEAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 0036293060     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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