Will tree euphorbias (Euphorbia tetragona and Euphorbia triangularis) survive under the impact of black rhinoceros (Bicornis diceros minor) browsing in the Great Fish River Reserve, South Africa?

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-94

  Heilmann, Linda C ^a   De Jong, Karen ^a   Lent, Peter C ^b   De Boer, Willem F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Damage; Diet choice; Food quality; Moisture content; Size preference; Survival

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DIGESTIBILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; WATER CONTENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; GREAT FISH RIVER RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DICEROS; DICEROS BICORNIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUPHORBIA; TETRAGONA;

EID: 33645463687     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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