Grazing response in the vegetation communities of the Kamiesberg, South Africa: Adopting a plant functional type approach

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-264

  Anderson, P M L ^a   Hoffman, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grazing; Plant functional types; Succulent karoo

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DOMINANCE; FLOWER; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GROWTH FORM; HEIGHT; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGELAND; TYPOLOGY;

KAMIESBERGE; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUCCULENT KAROO;

EID: 78650512004     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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