How does grazing intensity affect different vegetation types in arid Succulent Karoo, South Africa? Implications for conservation management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 588-596

  Haarmeyer, Daniela H ^a   Schmiedel, Ute ^a   Dengler, Jürgen ^a   Bösing, Britta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aizoaceae; Biodiversity; Herbivory; Namaqualand; Rangeland management; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOME; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HERBIVORY; RANGELAND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION TYPE;

KNERSVLAKTE; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

AIZOACEAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; DROSANTHEMUM SCHOENLANDIANUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 76649101406     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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