Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-37

  Wiseman, Ruth ^a   Page, Bruce R ^b   O'Connor, Timothy G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Browsers; Elephant; Local extirpation; Savanna

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BROWSING; GRAZING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODY PLANT;

AFRICA; ITHALA GAME RESERVE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ALOE; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; GYMNOSPORIA; HEDERA; RHUS; SCOLOPIA; TRIXIS;

EID: 2942582308     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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