Into the thick of it: Bridging the research-implementation gap in the thicket biome through the Thicket Forum

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 406-408

  Knight, Andrew T ^a   Cowling, Richard M ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; RESEARCH WORK; SHRUB; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33947134929     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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