Landscape evolution and landscape sensitivity: The case of the southern Cape

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Marker, Margaret E ^a   Holmes, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 19944410819     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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