The influence of soil properties on the growth and distribution of Portulacaria Afra in subtropical thicket, South Africa
Subtropical Thicket is the dominant vegetation biome in the Eastern Cape, and extends through to parts of the Western Cape. It is dominated by Portulacaria afra (spekboom), a woody succulent plant recognised for its importance as an ecosystem engineer and its carbon sequestration potential. Due to e...
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1013046 |