Predicting the extent of succulent thicket under current and future climate scenarios

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-28

  Robertson, M P ^a   Palmer, A R ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ARC Range and Forage Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cam; Climate change; Coupled ocean atmosphere model; Crassulacean acid metabolism; Csm; Portulacaria afra; Potential distribution model; Thicket

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; CRASSULACEAE; NAMA; PORTULACARIA; PORTULACARIA AFRA;

EID: 0036587087     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110209485771     Document Type: Article

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