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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moncrieff, Glenn
Other Authors: Midgley, Jeremy J
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26666