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Woodland resources and management in southern Africa

Vera De Cauwer, Nichola M. Knox, Rosemary Kobue-Lekalake, Joyce Lepetu, Matenanga Ompelege, Sasha Naidoo, Amber Nott, David Parduhn, Priscilla Sichone, Seoleseng Tshwenyane,

Biodiversity & Ecology · 2018 · 15 citations · 51 references

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Tropical woodlands are dominated by C4 grasses. The C4 photosynthetic pathway makes them tolerant to higher temperatures and drought but less tolerant to shade compared to

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A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny: The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG)

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