Competition and herbivory influence growth and survival of shrubs on old fields: Implications for restoration of renosterveld shrubland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 685-692

  Midoko Iponga, Donald ^a   Krug, Cornelia B ^a   Milton, Suzanne J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mediterranean shrubland; Olea europaea ssp. africana; South Africa; Succession; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

OLEA EUROPAEA; POACEAE;

EID: 30344441537     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2005)016[0685:CAHIGA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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