Nama-karoo veld types revisited: A numerical analysis of original Acocks' field data

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-61

  Rutherford, M C ^a   Mucina, L ^b   Powrie, L W ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RABIES; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; VELD;

NAMA KAROO; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

NAMA;

EID: 0038011436     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30359-8     Document Type: Article

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