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- Library Collection RecordOverseas Development Institute/International Institute for Environment and Development/Commonwealth Secretariat, London (1993) xi + 248 pp. ISBN 0-85003-195-8Publication Date 1995
- rangelands
- ecology
- pastoralism
- savanna
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFeatures Discusses the history of the disconnect and methods of strengthening ties between wildlife research and management Examines the disconnect from an institutional perspective - including…Publication Date 2012
- management
- game
- ecosystem ecology
- grasslands
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThis chapter describes relationships between environmental stress and the reaction of plants thereupon. Plants might react to environmental stress on various levels: on the biochemical, cellular, or…Publication Date 2003
- Autecology
- biodiversity
- character state
- climate change
- ecotoxicology
- effects
- Ellenberg
- flora
- heavy metal
- IEPS
- insecticide
- PAF
- palynology
- photosynthesis
- Synecology
- vascular plants
- vegetation
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary 10.1002/9780470292136.ch7.abs This chapter contains sections titled: * Objectives for This Chapter * Introduction * Defining Biodiversity * The Economic Value of Biodiversity * Threats to…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- wildlife conservation
- ecosystem
- habitat destruction
- invasive species
- conservation
- ecosystem ecology
- Alien invasive species
- indigenous encroaching species
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordPeople have inhabited terrestrial ecosystems of the world for thousands of years. Both resource management systems and cosmological belief systems have evolved and continue to develop. In fact, most…Publication Date 2001
- conservation
- biodiversity
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordCarrying capacity is typically defined as the maximum population size that can be supported indefinitely by a given environment, but there are at least 10 different specific definitions used in basic…Publication Date 2008
- Density dependence
- Law of the minimum
- Logistic population growth model
- population regulation
- population size
- Sustainable yield
- carrying capacity
- cattle
- ecology
- rangelands
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe geology, climates past and present, and soils of Africa are summarized, as are the effects of fire on the vegetation. The vegetation and animals of each major zone – forest, tropical seasonal…Publication Date 2001
- ecosystem ecology
- biodiversity
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn the Sahel and the Kalahari, the growth in groundwater extraction via simple wells and boreholes is contributing to an increased use of dryland natural resources, to competition for resources, and…Publication Date 2003
- rangeland condition
- rainfall
- groundwater
- animal production
- vegetation dynamics
- biodiversity
- bush thickening
- indigenous encroaching species
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordLivestock have played a pivotal and positive role in human development. Yet this has come at a heavy cost to the biological diversity of the world's rangelands and forests. Livestock grazing is…Publication Date 2001
- rangelands
- ecology
- livestock
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe use of fire in the management of grassland is a common rangeland practice in South Africa. This portends ecological implication for the sustainability of the savannah rangelands as a system. A…Publication Date 2008
- fire ecology
- management
- savanna
- grasslands
- rangelands
- Soil Condition
- plant production
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe introduce the five rangeland types found in the arid and semiarid regions of South Africa, namely Arid Savanna, Arid Grassland, Nama-karoo, Succulent Karoo, and Thicket, and describe the important…Publication Date 2006
- rangelands
- savanna
- livestock
- grazing
- management
- commercial agriculture
- subsistence agriculture
- Sustainable development
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Question: Do anthropogenic activities facilitate the distribution of exotic plants along steep altitudinal gradients? Location: Sani Pass road, Grassland biome, South Africa. Methods: On…Publication Date 2008
- Alien
- dispersal
- disturbance
- Gradient analysis
- grasslands
- Multivariate
- spatial analysis
- transect
- Germishuizen & Meyer (2003)
- Alien invasive species
- rehabilitation
- restoration ecology
- management
- biodiversity
- seed banks
- vegetation dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTransformation of indigenous vegetation for production purposes impacts negatively on biodiversity but does this necessarily equate with a decrease in phytomass accumulation, which may influence…Publication Date 2008
- grasslands
- plant production
- carbon sequestration
- land use
- management
- conservation
- agriculture
- pasture management
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBackground: Biodiversity offsets are conservation projects used mainly by business to counterbalance the environmental impacts of their operations, with the aim of achieving a net neutral or even…Publication Date 2007
- conservation
- biodiversity
- Economic Aspects
- environmental impact
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT South Africa's first national assessment of spatial priorities for biodiversity conservation, released in 2005, aimed to identify conservation priority areas for mainstreaming into all…Publication Date 2007
- National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment
- conservation planning
- mainstreaming
- Implementation
- biodiversity
- conservation
- mapping
- ecosystem ecology
- ecosystems
- monitoring
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1. Gradients of animal impact known as piospheres tend to develop around artificial watering points, particularly in arid zones. Such grazing gradients represent a potential opportunity for…Publication Date 2006
- animal impact
- piosphere
- watering points
- livestock
- species richness
- ecosystem ecology
- rangelands
- grazing
- management
- disturbance
- stocking rates
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA treatment of the Rubiaceae of Angola is presented based on herbarium collections kept at BM, BR, COI, K, LISC, LISU, LUA, LUAI, P, and PRE. The basionyms, relevant synonyms, and types from Angola…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- flora
- tropical Africa
- taxonomy
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn Kenya, lands surrounding wildlife protected areas (PAs), referred to as dispersal areas, have undergone widespread land use changes, but these have been little studied. This study investigated…Publication Date 2008
- conservation
- agriculture
- national parks
- land use
- grazing
- biodiversity
- disturbance
- rainfall
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSystematic conservation planning is widely considered the most effective approach for designing protected area and other ecological networks. However, many conservation practitioners still ignore…Publication Date 2006
- conservation
- management
- biodiversity
- Economic Aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe morphometrics of mandible and teeth of mixed-breed goats on rangeland were analyzed to investigate the association between the oral apparatus and diet type. Canonical relationship between sets of…Publication Date 2007
- diet
- grazing
- Mandible
- Jaw
- Incisor
- Molar teeth
- goats
- rangelands
- diet selection
- forage quality
- foraging ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn 1998, a restoration field trial was initiated in a catchment near Wellington (Western Cape, South Africa) to determine whether fynbos riparian scrub vegetation cleared of woody invasive alien…Publication Date 2008
- biological invasions
- fire
- Follow-up treatment
- management
- restoration ecology
- Alien invasive species
- seeds
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract availablePublication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- grasslands
- Alien invasive species
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDegradation in arid and semi-arid regions can be ascribed primarily to environmental conditions such as extreme changes in temperature and erratic rainfall patterns. Seed germination and seedling…Publication Date 2006
- Drought Stress
- polyethylene glycol (PEG)
- restoration
- rangelands
- seeds
- germination
- grasslands
- rainfall
- climate
- drought
- plant autecology
- restoration ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordComplementary resource use is regarded as a mechanism that contributes to positive relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Here, we used a biodiversity experiment composed of…Publication Date 2008
- Arrhenatherum elatius
- Biodiversity effects
- Complementarity
- Light competition
- The Jena Experiment
- Vertical structure
- species richness
- biodiversity
- ecosystem ecology
- grasses
- grasslands
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary Ecological restoration is still perceived by many conservationists, and the majority of economists, as a diversion, a delusion, and - far worse - a waste of money. In this paper we point out…Publication Date 2006
- biodiversity
- ecological restoration
- ecosystem services
- Natural capital
- Social capital
- Sustainable development
- economics
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary Restoration of ecological processes is key to restoring the capacity of ecosystems to support social, economic, cultural and aesthetic values. The sustainability of the restored system also…Publication Date 2006
- ecosystem services
- erosion
- indicators
- landscape
- runoff
- spatial pattern
- spatial variability
- restoration ecology
- sustainability
- soils
- hydrology
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reports an assessment of the current and potential impacts of invasive alien plants on selected ecosystem services in South Africa. We used data on the current and potential future…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- Fynbos
- grassland
- grazing
- groundwater
- hydrology
- Karoo
- savanna
- water yield
- Alien invasive species
- ecosystem services
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPlant invasions are a serious threat to natural and semi-natural ecosystems worldwide. Most management-orientated research on invasions focuses on invaders that are already widespread and often have…Publication Date 2007
- biological invasions
- invasive alien plants
- Emerging plant invaders
- Bioclimatic modelling
- Potential distribution
- Alien invasive species
- biodiversity
- landscape ecology
- management
- modelling
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe importance of wild edible herbaceous species to resource poor households in most rural economies within savannas has been little studied. This is because most of the herbs grow in impoverished…Publication Date 2007
- biodiversity
- cultivation
- food security
- Impoverished lands
- NTFPs
- savanna
- Poverty
- household income studies
- rural areas
- socio-economic aspects
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSemi-arid areas are often considered to be environmentally and economically marginal, a situation which has been exacerbated by economic change, shifts in agricultural production and land use, and…Publication Date 2008
- Dry land degradation
- Economic decline
- Livestock trends
- population change
- Small towns
- rangelands
- Economic Aspects
- livestock
- agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- politics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThere is an urgent need for quantitative methods by which actual, as opposed to potential degradation can be mapped using spatially consistent criteria for large regions. This study tested the Local…Publication Date 2008
- AVHRR
- Communal lands
- desertification
- Local NPP scaling
- rangelands
- South Africa
- communal farming
- remote sensing
- degradation
- mapping
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordKey resource areas (KRAs), defined as dry season foraging zones for herbivores, were studied relative to the more extensive outlying rangeland areas (non-KRAs) in Kenya. Field surveys with…Publication Date 2008
- drought
- forage
- foraging
- herbivore
- Pastoralist
- rangeland
- Satellite
- topography
- rangelands
- foraging ecology
- mapping
- ecosystem ecology
- landscape ecology
- soils
- monitoring
- conservation
- decision support systems
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLivestock overgrazing can threaten the ecological integrity of rangelands, and can also threaten the sustainability of pastoralist societies who depend on rangelands for their livelihood. Using…Publication Date 2008
- Microenvironment
- Nurse plants
- positive interactions
- rangeland degradation
- Shrub islands
- Vegetation restoration
- restoration ecology
- degradation
- rangelands
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA transdisciplinary synthesis, grouped into four main themes, of the key papers in this Special Issue on Namaqualand is provided. Perspectives on current environmental, economic and social issues in…Publication Date 2007
- climate
- conservation
- land reform
- Livelihoods
- Transdisciplinarity
- socio-economic aspects
- ecology
- biodiversity
- legislation
- Communal areas
- subsistence agriculture
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity is a critical component of the natural environment and the protection of it often meant the displacement of local communities in developing countries. The Richtersveld National Park (…Publication Date 2007
- rangelands
- conservation
- Population crashes
- Herd recovery
- goats
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- national parks
- sheep
- pastoralism
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper provides a brief introduction to the physical environment of Namaqualand as well as an overview of patterns of plant diversity. The diverse array of parent material and geological…Publication Date 2007
- Namaqualand
- Succulent karoo
- Winter rainfall mediterranean desert
- abiotic environment
- flora
- Patterns of diversity
- Heuweltjies
- biodiversity
- ecology
- ecosystem dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study explored the impacts of sustained heavy grazing in six vegetation types across an altitudinal and rainfall gradient in the Kamiesberg mountain range in Namaqualand. The study was carried…Publication Date 2007
- grazing impacts
- plant composition
- Communal areas
- Succulent karoo
- Upland habitats
- biodiversity
- subsistence agriculture
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe reserves and homelands across South Africa share a common history of policy interventions resulting in sedentarization, villagization and formalization of communal land use. In Namaqualand, such…Publication Date 2007
- pastoralism
- Municipal commonage
- rangeland management
- Elite capture
- rangelands
- management
- communal farming
- subsistence agriculture
- policies
- land reform
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordHerder knowledge of landscape classification and environmental assessments in East Africa has been poorly documented. This study investigated how the Maasai traditionally classified and assessed…Publication Date 2006
- land degradation
- Livestock grazing preference
- Maasai
- Traditional landscape classification
- traditional knowledge
- subsistence agriculture
- degradation
- grasslands
- grazing
- management
- pastoralism
- soils
- animal impact
- biodiversity
- forage quality
- animal nutrition
- animal production
- monitoring
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordScience is frequently touted as the solution to dryland management problems, yet most management decisions are, by necessity, based primarily on expert knowledge and experience. This paper describes…Publication Date 2006
- adaptive management
- ecological site descriptions
- natural resource management
- rangelands
- thresholds
- management
- decision support systems
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDegradation in semi-arid Karoo rangelands has been ascribed to over-utilization by livestock and variations in rainfall regime. The understanding of vegetation dynamics in confined plant-herbivore…Publication Date 2006
- African wild herbivore
- Herbivore exclosure
- plant functional type
- Protected area
- vegetation monitoring
- rangelands
- rangeland condition
- vegetation dynamics
- livestock
- grazing
- land use
- national parks
- rainfall
- monitoring
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFragmentation of the ecosystems of the earth into spatially isolated units has emerged as a primary component of global change. Often, fragmentation results from actions that are intended to enhance…Publication Date 2008
- fragmentation
- rangelands
- adaptation
- public policy
- Economic Aspects
- policies
- management
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe rich biodiversity of southern Africa has to date been relatively unimpacted by the activities of modern society, but to what degree will this situation persist into the 21st century? We use a…Publication Date 2008
- biodiversity
- southern Africa
- climate change
- land use change
- Land cover change
- Habitat loss
- conservation
- Millennium ecosystem assessment
- image
- CBD target
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe model of a variable climate driving natural resource behaviour, use and management of rangelands in Sub-Saharan Africa has been well explored within the non-equilibrium ecology discourse. This…Publication Date 2007
- non-equilibrium
- ecology
- irrigation
- River basin management
- Tanzania
- variability
- water resources
- sustainability
- natural resources
- adaptive capacity
- rangelands
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTraditional vegetative techniques to control gully development rely mainly on the effects of above ground biomass, whereas little attention has been given to the role of below ground biomass. Yet, in…Publication Date 2006
- roots
- grass
- Concentrated flow erosion
- Rill
- Gully
- Erodibility
- soil erosion
- rangelands
- hydrology
- modelling
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLand management in tropical woodlands is being used to sequester carbon (C), alleviate poverty and protect biodiversity, among other benefits. Our objective was to determine how slash-and-burn…Publication Date 2008
- savanna
- Tropical deciduous forest
- basal area
- Allometric equations
- Wood density
- soil bulk density
- Soil C stock
- biodiversity
- Shannon index
- Chronosequence
- land use
- carbon dioxide
- carbon sequestration
- socio-economic aspects
- management
- soil organic carbon
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper traces the history of grazing policy, its conceptual basis, practical implementations and outcomes, in three southern African countries. In spite of the divergent environmental conditions…Publication Date 2006
- pastoralism
- Communal land
- rangeland management
- rangeland ecology
- policies
- grazing
- communal farming
- rangelands
- management
- Sustainable development
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn arid and semi-arid savannas, species diversity is strongly influenced by structural diversity, which in these systems is characteristically formed by woody vegetation. Shrub encroachment,…Publication Date 2007
- Yellow mongoose
- rangelands
- Individual-based model
- shrub encroachment
- Spatial explicit
- structural diversity
- ecosystem ecology
- savanna
- biodiversity
- mammals
- indigenous encroaching species
- modelling
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn semiarid savannas of Southern Africa current land use practices and climate change may lead to substantial changes of vegetation structure in the near future, however uncertainty remains about the…Publication Date 2006
- Acacia erioloba
- Bush encroachment
- global change
- Grewia flava
- overgrazing
- seed dispersal
- shrub encroachment
- Southern Kalahari
- Spatial-explicit simulation model
- savanna
- land use
- grazing
- climate change
- vegetation dynamics
- cattle
- ecosystem ecology
- ecosystem dynamics
- rainfall
- fire ecology
- modelling
- conservation
- management
- carrying capacity
- biodiversity
- indigenous encroaching species
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe health of arid and semiarid lands needs to be monitored, particularly if they are used to produce food and fiber, and are prone to loss of vegetation cover and soil. Indicators of landscape…Publication Date 2007
- DEM
- land condition
- landscape function
- landscape metrics
- rangelands
- Vegetation patchiness
- remote sensing
- monitoring
- rangeland condition
- soil erosion
- landscape ecology
- Africa