Portulacaria afra is constrained under extreme soil conditions in the Fish River Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 782-786

  Mills, A J ^a   Cowling, R M ^b   Steyn, D ^c   Spekreijse, J ^d   Van den Broeck, D ^d   Weel, S ^d   Boogerd, C ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c C4 EcoSolutions ^*  (South Africa)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nutrients; Restoration; Soil texture; Thicket; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DOMINANCE; GROWTH RATE; LAND DEGRADATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; SURVIVORSHIP; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

EASTERN CAPE; GREAT FISH RIVER RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA;

PORTULACARIA AFRA;

EID: 79957829862     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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