Fuelwood availability and use in the Richtersveld National Park, South Africa

Koedoe

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Shackleton, C M ^a   Guthrie, G ^a   Keirungi, J ^a   Stewart, J ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Deadwood; Fuelwood; Preference; Riparian fringe; Selection

Indexed keywords

FUELWOOD; NATIONAL PARK; PASTORALISM; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; NORTHERN CAPE; RICHTERSVELD; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PROSOPIS; RIPARIA; TAMARIX; TAMARIX USNEOIDES; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 1142305357     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v46i2.66     Document Type: Article

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