Vegetation ecology of the pans (playas) of Soetdoring Nature Reserve, Free State Province

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 401-409

  Janecke, B B ^a   Du Preez, P J ^a   Venter, Hjt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NATURE RESERVE; PLANT COMMUNITY; VEGETATION;

AFRICA; FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; CYNODON TRANSVAALENSIS; DIPLACHNE; DIPLACHNE FUSCA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS BICOLOR; GNAPHALIUM; GNAPHALIUM DECLINATUM; PANICUM; PANICUM SCHINZII; PORTULACA; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; SELAGO; SELAGO DINTERI;

EID: 0842345503     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30323-9     Document Type: Article

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