Impact of goat browsing on Aloe ferox in a South African savanna

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-78

  Breebaart, L ^a,b   Bhikraj, R ^a   O'connor T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Browsers; Succulents; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALOE; ALOE FEROX; ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0036587091     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110209485777     Document Type: Article

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