Changes of woody plant interaction and spatial distribution between rocky and sandy soil areas in a semi-arid savanna, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-278

  Schleicher, J ^a   Wiegand, K ^a   Ward, D ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

O ring function; Plant plant interactions; Savanna shrubs; Spatial ecology; Tarchonanthus camphoratus; Toroidal shift

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; JUVENILE; LEGUME; SANDY SOIL; SAVANNA; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SIZE; SOIL TYPE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA MELLIFERA; TARCHONANTHUS CAMPHORATUS;

EID: 78650509980     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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