Contemporary and historical impacts of megaherbivores on the population structure of tree euphorbias in South African subtropical thicket

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-145

  Cowling, Richard M ^a   Kamineth, Abigail ^a   Difford, Mark ^a   Campbell, Eileen E ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African elephant; Black rhinoceros; Population relaxation; Size preference; Topographic effects

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COEXISTENCE; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXTINCTION; HERBIVORE; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

DICEROS BICORNIS; EUPHORBIA; LOXODONTA;

EID: 76649100101     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01096.x     Document Type: Article

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