Secondary succession in the Mopani veld of the Limpopo Valley, South Africa

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Jordaan, J J ^a   Wessels, D C J ^b   Dannhauser, C S ^b   Rootman, G T ^a  

^a Towoomba Agricultural Development Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grass establishment sequence; Grass species composition; Soil moisture; Tree density; Tree establishment sequence

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 13744257586     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110409485853     Document Type: Review

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