The influence of the 1991/92 drought on the woody vegetation of the Kruger National Park

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Title The influence of the 1991/92 drought on the woody vegetation of the Kruger National Park
 
Creator Viljoen, A.J.
 
Subject — Drought, Kruger National Park, woody vegetation, mortality
Description All observations and data related to the impact of the 1991/92 drought on the woody vegetation, excluding the riverine vegetation of major rivers, are summarised. This includes data from a visual estimate of damage from aerial photographs, surveys on selected sites, and general observations. Despite lower rainfall, the area north of the Olifants River (excluding the far-northern part) was less affected than the area south of it, suggesting that the woody vegetation in the north is more adapted to drought. A characteristic of the drought was the localised distribution pattern and variable intensity of damage to the same species in the same general area. Information on 31 species are presented briefly. Although a large number of woody species was to some extent damaged, when the woody vegetation is considered as a whole, the influence of the drought was not very severe.
 
Publisher AOSIS Publishing
 
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Date 1995-08-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/koedoe.v38i2.316
 
Source Koedoe; Vol 38, No 2 (1995); 85-97 2071-0771 0075-6458
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 1995 A.J. Viljoen https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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