The effect of different fire regimes on plant diversity in southern African grasslands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 489-499

  Uys, Roger G ^a   Bond, William J ^a   Everson, Theresa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Long term ecological research

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

POACEAE;

EID: 1842867116     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.09.024     Document Type: Article

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