Dynamics of the soil seed bank over the short-term after bush clearing in a semi-arid shrubland in Springbokvlakte thornveld of South Africa

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Mndela, M., Madakadze, I.C., Nherera-Chokuda, F. and Dube, S. 2019. Dynamics of the soil seed bank over the short-term after bush clearing in a semi-arid shrubland in Springbokvlakte thornveld of South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 125:298-309.

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