Estimating grassland production loss due to fire for a semi-arid climate

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages 38-41

  Snyman, H A ^a  

^a University of the Free State   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aboveground phytomass production; Basal cover; Fuel load; Litter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888134747     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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