Browsing impact of large herbivores on acacia xanthophloea benth in lake nakuru national park, Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-191

  Dharani, N ^a   Kinyamario, J I ^b   Wagacha, Peter W ^c   Rodrigues, Anthony J ^c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b North West University   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acacia; Browsing; Herbivores; Lake Nakuru

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT TYPE; HEIGHT; HERBIVORE; LAKE; NATIONAL PARK;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; LAKE NAKURU; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA XANTHOPHLOEA;

EID: 66749191512     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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