Changing the fire management regime in the renosterveld and lowland fynbos of the Bontebok National Park

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 550-557

  Kraaij, T ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fire frequency; Fire season; Grazers; Post fire age distribution; Prescribed burning

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DATABASE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; FYNBOS; GIS; NATIONAL PARK; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

BONTEBOK NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

DAMALISCUS PYGARGUS DORCAS; PROTEA REPENS;

EID: 77957200401     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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