Browse production and leaf phenology of some trees and shrubs in different Colophospermum mopane savanna communities

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-23

  Dekker, B ^a   Smit, G N ^b,c  

^a Mara Agricultural Development Centre   (South Africa)

^b Towoomba Agricultural Development Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mopani veld; Ungulate habitats; Vegetation types

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038194306     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220119.1996.9647888     Document Type: Article

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