Effects of seasonal grazing on plant species diversity and vegetation structure in a semi-arid ecosystem

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-160

  Metzger, K L ^a   Coughenour, M B ^b   Reich, R M ^b   Boone, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

East Africa; Evolutionary history of grazing; Modified Whittaker plots; Rangeland; SAVANNA; Seasonal grazing; Serengeti ecosystem

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10344222175     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.07.019     Document Type: Article

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