Did the flora match the fauna? Acocks and historical changes in Karoo biota

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-78

  Dean, W R J ^a   Milton, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; DESERTIFICATION; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; LAND USE CHANGE; PERENNIAL PLANT; RECONSTRUCTION; VEGETATION HISTORY;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; POACEAE;

EID: 0038687977     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30361-6     Document Type: Article

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