A river runs through it: Land-use and the composition of vegetation along a riparian corridor in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

Riparian zones are important for the many ecosystem services they supply. In settled areas, the vegetation of such zones is shaped by human land-use; this often creates conditions under which alien plant species thrive. Alien plants have been shown to induce large-scale changes in riparian habitats,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Meek, C., Richardson, D., Mucina, Ladislav
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45218