Soil and vegetation changes across a Succulent Karoo grazing gradient

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-19

  Beukes, P C ^a   Ellis, F ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Indicator species; Piosphere; Restoration; Veld condition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTIMIMA; ANTIMIMA HANTAMENSIS; CERES; MALEPHORA; MALEPHORA CRASSA; RHINEPHYLLUM MACRADENIUM; RUSCHIA; RUSCHIA SPINOSA; TANQUA;

EID: 0037659127     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110309485793     Document Type: Article

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