Environmental factors controlling the vegetation zonation patterns and distribution of vegetation types in the Olifants Estuary, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 685-695

  Bornman, T G ^a   Adams, J B ^a   Bate, G C ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Olifants Estuary; Salt marsh; Soil; Vegetation; Water table; Zonation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOODPLAIN; PLANT COMMUNITY; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL; SEAGRASS; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER TABLE; ZONATION;

AFRICA; OLIFANTS ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CAREX; SARCOCORNIA PILLANSII; ZOSTERA CAPENSIS;

EID: 53049107585     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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