Soil quality gradients around water-points under different management systems in a semi-arid savanna, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-269

  Smet, M ^a,b   Ward, D ^a,c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b School of Biological and Conservation Sciences ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grazing gradients; Pastoralism; Rangeland degradation; Semi arid rangeland; Soil condition; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

RANCHING; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL QUALITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

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

EID: 27744557482     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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