Structure and composition of woody vegetation around permanent artificial and ephemeral-natural water points in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-175

  Gandiwa, Edson ^a,b   Tupulu, Nomore ^c   Zisadza Gandiwa, Patience ^a   Muvengwi, Justice ^c  

^a Parks and Wildlife Management Authority   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Benji dam; Browsing; Massasanya dam; Piosphere; Savanna

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BASAL AREA; BROWSING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EPHEMERAL POOL; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING; SAVANNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STEM; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODY PLANT;

GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK; MASVINGO; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84855872158     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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