The flora of the Bontebok National Park in regional perspective

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 455-473

  Kraaij, T ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Checklist; Conservation value; Endemism; Fynbos; Red Data species; Renosterveld; Richness

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DOMINANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION; GEOPHYTE; GROWTH RATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BONTEBOK NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ASPALATHUS; ASPHODELACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CRASSULA; CRASSULACEAE; CYPERACEAE; DAMALISCUS PYGARGUS DORCAS; DIOSMA; ERICA; ERICACEAE; FABACEAE; FALLAX; HELICHRYSUM; IRIDACEAE; MORAEA; OXALIS; PELARGONIUM; POACEAE; PROTEACEAE; RUTACEAE;

EID: 79955475909     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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