Vegetation cover trends along the Botswana Kalahari transect

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 297-317

  Ringrose, Susan ^a   Matheson, Wilma ^b   Wolski, Piotr ^a   Huntsman Mapila, Philippa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b EES Pty Ltd   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Kalahari transect; SAFARI2000 sites; Unique ecosystem factors; Vegetative responses

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSECT; VEGETATION COVER;

BOTSWANA; KALAHARI DESERT;

COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; COLOPHOSPHERMUM MOPANE; GREWIA; GREWIA FLAVA;

EID: 0037800405     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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