Topographic controls on the invasion of Pteronia incana (Blue bush) onto hillslopes in Ngqushwa (formerly Peddie) district, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Catena

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-199

  Kakembo, V ^a   Rowntree, K ^b   Palmer, A R ^c  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c ARC Range and Forage Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aspect; Land abandonment; Slope; Vegetation invasion; Wetness index

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HILLSLOPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; SLOPE ANGLE; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; NGQUSHWA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PTERONIA INCANA;

EID: 34247353356     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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