Medium-term changes in grass composition and diversity of Highland Sourveld grassland in the southern Drakensberg in response to fire and grazing management

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Short, A D ^a   O'Connor, T G ^a   Hurt, C R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleford nature reserve; Diversity; Monitoring; Montane

Indexed keywords

ALLOTEROPSIS; ALLOTEROPSIS SEMIALATA; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; DIHETEROPOGON FILIFOLIUS; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; ERAGROSTIS PLANA; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM; SPOROBOLUS; SPOROBOLUS AFRICANUS; SPOROBOLUS INDICUS CAPENSIS; THEMEDA; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0037996907     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110309485792     Document Type: Article

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