Influence of fire on litter production and root and litter turnover in a semi-arid grassland of South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-153

  Snyman, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GRASSLAND; LITTER; SEMIARID REGION; TURNOVER;

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

ARIDA;

EID: 23444448143     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30126-5     Document Type: Article

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