Bush encroachment under three contrasting land-use practices in a mesic South African savanna

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 62-70

  Wigley, B J ^a   Bond, W J ^a   Hoffman, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bush encroachment; Consequences; Land use; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SAVANNA; SHRUB;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 59449107846     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01051.x     Document Type: Article

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