The role of salinity and sodicity in the dieback of Acacia xanthophloea in Ngorongoro Caldera, Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-71

  Mills, A J ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia xanthophloea; Loxodonta africana; Ngorongoro; Salts

Indexed keywords

DIEBACK; MORTALITY; SALINITY; SODICITY; TOXICITY;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA XANTHOPHLOEA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 33645464959     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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