The effect of topsoil treatment on the recovery of rocky plain and outcrop plant communities in Namibia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1531-1536

  Burke, A ^a  

^a Namdeb Diamond Corporation   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Mining; Regrowth; Rehabilitation; Restoration; Soils; Southern Africa; Succession; Succulent Karoo

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; OUTCROP; QUARRY; REGROWTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDING; TOPSOIL;

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

EID: 44649148961     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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