Is carry-over of grass biomass between years important in determining savanna fire regimes?

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-83

  Midgley, J J ^a   Balfour, D ^a   Govender, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carry over; Fire intensity; Grass; Rainfall; Savanna

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646249604     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110609485890     Document Type: Article

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