Soil nutrient ecology associated with Acacia sieberana at different tree densities in a South African savanna

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 39-44

  Roos, P C ^a   Allsopp, N ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fertile islands; Mycorrhizas; Panicum maximum; Patchiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008817381     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220119.1997.9647918     Document Type: Article

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