African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Response of soil-surface dwelling invertebrates to alien invasive and indigenous plant cover in a sub-tropical Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Augustine S. Niba
  • Augustine S. Niba
  • Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Private Bag X1 Nelson Mandela Drive Mthatha 5117, South Africa.
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Philip S. Mafereka
  • Philip S. Mafereka
  • Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Private Bag X1 Nelson Mandela Drive Mthatha 5117, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 06 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2015
  •  Published: 26 February 2015

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