Patterns and mechanisms of stem mortality in Acacia nigrescens induced by elephants and fire
Increasing elephant populations have been implicated in the decline of woody vegetation throughout Africa. The problem is particularly relevant to the Kruger National Park in South Africa, where elephant populations have almost doubled in the last 10 years. One manner in which elephants utilize tree...
Main Author: | Moncrieff, Glenn |
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Other Authors: | Midgley, Jeremy J |
Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26666 |
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