Die-off of giant Euphorbia trees in South Africa: Symptoms and relationships to climate

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue , 2012, Pages 172-185

  Van Der Linde, J A ^a   Roux, J ^a   Wingfield, M J ^a   Six, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; E. ingens; Mass mortality; Potential evapotranspiration; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DICOTYLEDON; DIET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; JUVENILE; MATURATION; MORTALITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER BUDGET;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA INGENS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84866538105     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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