Both complete clearing and thinning of invasive trees lead to short-term recovery of native riparian vegetation in the Western Cape, South Africa

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-204

  Ruwanza, Sheunesu ^a   Gaertner, Mirijam ^a   Esler, Karen J ^a   Richardson, David M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Non native plants; Restoration; Riparian ecosystems; Species composition

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 84874673829     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01222.x     Document Type: Article

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