The effect of ploughing and augmenting natural vegetation with commercial fynbos species on the biodiversity of Overberg Sandstone fynbos on the Agulhas Plain, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 526-531

  Joubert, L ^a   Esler, K J ^a   Privett, S D J ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Flower Valley Conservation Trust   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Fynbos Biome; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Ploughing; Wildflower harvesting

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; HARVESTING; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLOWING; VEGETATION;

AFRICA; AGULHAS PLAIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 67949086639     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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