Post-fire resprouting of Colophospermum mopane saplings in a southern African savanna

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-234

  Mlambo, Donald ^a   Mapaure, Isaac ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Colophospermum mopane; Defoliation; Fire; Resprouts; Saplings; Savanna

Indexed keywords

FIRE; RESPROUTING; SAPLING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE;

EID: 32044453100     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740500297X     Document Type: Article

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