Recovery of thicket in a revegetated limestone mine

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 434-445

  Hall, A R ^a   Du Preez, D R ^a   Campbell, E E ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPENCAST MINING; RECOVERY; REVEGETATION; SUCCESSION;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HEDERA; PANICUM; PANICUM DEUSTUM; RHUS; RHUS INCISA;

EID: 0842345500     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30327-6     Document Type: Article

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