Grass assemblages and diversity of conservation areas on the coastal plain south of Maputo Bay, Mozambique

Bothalia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-71

  Siebert, S J ^a   Fish, L ^b   Uiras, M M ^c   Izidine, S A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c National Botanical Research Institute   (Namibia)

^d Natl Inst for Agronomic Research   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Dunes; Forest; Grasses; Grassland; Maputaland; Mozambique; Poaceae; Woodland

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDOIDEAE; DIGITARIA; ELEPHANT; ERAGROSTIS; PANICOIDEAE; PANICUM; POACEAE;

EID: 3042741212     PISSN: 00068241     EISSN: 23119284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/abc.v34i1.414     Document Type: Article

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