Vegetation of the central Kavango woodlands in Namibia: An example from the Mile 46 Livestock Development Centre

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 391-401

  Strohbach, B J ^a   Petersen, A ^b  

^a National Botanical Research Institute   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arenosols; Fire; Kavango woodlands; Land use impact; Namibia; Zambesian Baikiaea woodlands ecoregion

Indexed keywords

ARENOSOL; ECOREGION; FIRE; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; POPULATION DENSITY; SHRUB; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; OKAVANGO; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; BAIKIAEA; GUIBOURTIA COLEOSPERMA; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS;

EID: 34547182475     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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