Change in land use and botanical composition of KwaZulu-Natal's grasslands over the past fifty years: Acocks' sites revisited

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-115

  O'Connor, T G ^a,b   Morris, C D ^a   Marriott, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LAND USE CHANGE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038687924     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30365-3     Document Type: Article

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