Fire regimes in eastern coastal fynbos: Imperatves and thresholds in managing for diversity

Koedoe

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kraaij, Tineke ^a,b   Cowling, Richard M ^b   van Wilgen, Brian W ^c,d  

^a South African Natonal Parks   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FYNBOS; JUVENILE; SEASONALITY; SHRUBLAND;

GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84875358787     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v55i1.1104     Document Type: Review

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