A Conceptual Framework for Connectivity within Savanna Landscapes: Determining the Hydrological Abiotic Template in
the Kruger National Park Supersites
• Riddell, ES.1*, Nel, J.2, Lorentz, SA.1, Cullum, C.3, Le Roux P.4, Smit, I.5
• With assistance from: Fundisi, D.1, van Niekerk, A.2, Peterson, R.5, van Zyl, G.4, Thibela, D.1
• 1 School of Agriculture, Earth & Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal
• 2 Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape
• 3 Centre for Water in the Environment, University of the Witwatersrand
• 4 Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Science, University of the Free State
• 5 Scientific Services, South African National Parks
Conceptual Connectivity and Dominant Fluxes at Southern Granites (Stevenson-Hamilton Supersite)
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Conceptual Connectivity and Dominant Fluxes at Southern Basalts (Nhlowa Supersite)
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