Ecological effects of fire-breaks in the montane grasslands of the southern Drakensberg, South Africa

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  O'Connor, T G ^a   Uys, R G ^b   Mills, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Composition; Forage quality; Highland Sourveld; Nutrients; Ordination; Production

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA SERRATA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS RACEMOSA; LEUCOTHRIX; THEMEDA; THEMEDA TRIANDRA; TRISTACHYA LEUCOTHRIX;

EID: 5044227902     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110409485828     Document Type: Article

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