Comparison of broad-scale plant species preferences of indigenous herbivores in a nature reserve in the Little Karoo with those of domestic smallstock

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 311-316

  Farmer, H ^a   Milton, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SELECTION; NATURE RESERVE; PALATABILITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RANGELAND; STOCKING DENSITY; VEGETATION TYPE;

AFRICA; KAROO; LITTLE KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846516512     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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