Does land use matter in an arid environment? A case study from the Hoanib River catchment, north-western Namibia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 529-543

  Leggett, Keith ^a,b   Fennessy, Julian ^a   Schneider, Stephanie ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b c/o Namibian Elephant/Giraffe Trust ^*  (Namibia)

Author keywords

Arid environment; Intensive grazing; Vegetation impact

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BROWSING; GRAZING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

HOANIB RIVER; NAMIBIA;

POACEAE;

EID: 0037399828     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1066     Document Type: Article

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