The role of antelope trampling on scarp erosion in a hyper-arid environment, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 545-557

  Boelhouwers, Jan ^a   Scheepers, Theo ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animal trampling; Antelope; Hyper arid environment; Namibia; Scarp erosion; Skeleton Coast

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EROSION; TRAMPLING; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SKELETON COAST; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042720644     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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