Vegetation description of the Doornhoek section of the Mountain Zebra National Park (MZNP), South Africa

Koedoe

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-92

  Bezuidenhout, Hugo ^a   Brown, Leslie R ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Braun blanquet; Doornhoek; Inventory; Mountain Zebra National Park (MZNP); Vegetation classification

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; APHYLLA; ARISTIDA; BUDDLEJA; CADABA; ENNEAPOGON SCOPARIUS; EQUUS ZEBRA; HEDERA; HELICHRYSUM; HELICHRYSUM DREGEANUM; LYCIUM; PENTZIA; RHIGOZUM; RHUS; RHUS LONGISPINA;

EID: 79959576803     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v50i1.142     Document Type: Article

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