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- Library Collection RecordWhere species distribution data are inadequate reserve selection procedures have to rely on surrogate measures of biodiversity. The informativeness of land facets (the simplest units of a landscape…Publication Date 1999
- biodiversity
- Surrogates
- Land facets
- Reserve selection
- Priority conservation areas
- conservation
- species richness
- land use
- ecosystem ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLarge-scale afforestation with pines is taking place in montane grasslands of South Africa. Many species dependent on the grass sward will be eliminated from the planted areas. Land should be…Publication Date 1999
- commercial afforestation
- Afromontane
- endemicity
- land type
- species richness
- biodiversity
- birds
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDifferences in reporting rates of birds on atlas checklists from major land-use categories (protected, unprotected, wildlife management area (WMA)) in Botswana were investigated to evaluate the…Publication Date 1998
- Botswana
- Bird conservation
- land use
- overgrazing
- Atlas-data
- biodiversity
- grasslands
- conservation
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe grass Agrostis stolonifera L. is the most successful introduced vascular plant at sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Since its accidental introduction, probably in the 1950s, it has spread over the…Publication Date 1998
- Sub-Antarctic
- introduced plants
- Soil fauna
- species richness
- conservation
- Alien invasive species
- biodiversity
- ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNomadic larks in the semi-arid Nama-Karoo, South Africa, depend on patches of temporally suitable habitat for breeding. These patches occur where rain has recently fallen, where there has been growth…Publication Date 1998
- semi-arid
- Nomadic birds
- modelling
- Patchy environment
- Stochastic environment
- Protected area design
- biodiversity
- birds
- conservation
- ecosystem ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordMontane grasslands in high rainfall areas of South Africa are subject to large-scale afforestation, making wildlife conservation evaluations necessary. A system which uses landscape features to…Publication Date 1997
- bird
- butterfly
- endemic
- grasshopper
- species richness
- biodiversity
- savanna
- conservation
- soil classification
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe produced a conservation plan that achieved conservation targets for biodiversity pattern and process in the species- and endemic-rich Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. Features given…Publication Date 2003
- biodiversity
- conservation
- ecology
- restoration
- conservation
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper provides an introduction and overview for the special issue on systematic conservation planning in the species-rich and highly vulnerable Cape Floristic Region. Firstly, we outline the…Publication Date 2003
- conservation
- planning
- management
- biodiversity
- land-use
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study investigates the practical and financial implications of alternative strategies for meeting explicit conservation goals on the Agulhas Plain, South Africa. This is an area of exceptional…Publication Date 2003
- conservation planning
- off-reserve conservation
- Protected area network
- incentives
- Economic Aspects
- conservation
- biodiversity
- Alien invasive species
- agriculture
- land use
- management
- legislation
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordExpert-based and systematic, algorithm-based approaches to identifying priority areas for conservation are sometimes posited as alternatives. While both approaches have pros and cons, the systematic…Publication Date 2003
- conservation
- modelling
- biodiversity
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe formulation of a strategic plan for the conservation of terrestrial biodiversity in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR; 87,892 km2) requires an objective and spatially explicit assessment of the…Publication Date 2003
- Biodiversity hotspots
- conservation planning
- Conservation area network: Ecological and evolutionary processes
- persistence
- Representation
- Gap analysis
- conservation
- GIS
- remote sensing
- biodiversity
- species richness
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBush encroachment is a serious environmental and economic problem in Namibia, but little is known about impacts on native reptile diversity. Area-confined visual surveys were used to examine a…Publication Date 2002
- Lizards
- Mabuya
- Pedioplanis
- Lygodactylus
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- Habitat change
- Namibia
- Africa
- biodiversity
- indigenous encroaching species
- reptiles
- ecosystem ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAt current densities, elephants are having a severe impact on plant community structure and species richness in the Addo Elephant National Park (AENP), Eastern Cape, South Africa. Those species that…Publication Date 2001
- Biodiversity maintenance
- Elephant impacts
- grazing impacts
- Reserve design
- Threatened flora
- biodiversity
- animal impact
- grasslands
- ecosystem dynamics
- species richness
- national parks
- conservation
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordArid rangelands host a variety of drought-tolerant wildlife species, many of them requiring conservation efforts for the survival of their populations. The development of drinking water sources for…Publication Date 2001
- livestock
- wildlife
- association
- Water points
- environmental impact
- spatial analysis
- Kenya
- biodiversity
- land-use
- management
- population ecology
- system ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPatterns of higher plant species richness and beta diversity were assessed using standard Modified-Whittaker plots in relation to landuse, slope position and mean annual rainfall across a rainfall…Publication Date 2000
- species richness
- biodiversity
- land use
- rainfall
- savanna
- communal farming
- conservation
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordUrban nature conservation issues in South Africa are overshadowed by the goal to improve human well-being, which focuses on aspects such as poverty, equity, redistribution of wealth and wealth…Publication Date 2004
- Biotope mapping
- Integrated research
- native vegetation
- Phytosociology
- Urban ecology
- grasslands
- South Africa
- decision support systems
- biodiversity
- land-use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Invasive alien plants pose a threat to biodiversity worldwide, and the costs of control are ever-escalating. Early detection and prediction of areas potentially at risk is crucial to…Publication Date 2014
- Invasive alien species
- Potential distribution
- Occurrence data
- Species distribution modeling
- Maxent
- biodiversity
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordSpatial technologies present possibilities for producing frequently updated and accurate habitat maps, which are important in biodiversity conservation. Assemblages of vegetation are equivalent to…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity conservation
- habitat mapping
- remote sensing
- soil fertility
- conservation
- biodiversity
- mapping
- satellite imagery
- national parks
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, we asked the Ariaal herders of northern Kenya to answer 'why, what and how' they classified landscape, and assessed and monitored the biodiversity of 10 km2 of grazing land.…Publication Date 2009
- Anthropogenic indicators
- Ariaal
- biodiversity
- Indigenous knowledge
- Grazing suitability
- landscape classification
- Landscape potential
- traditional knowledge
- pastoralism
- monitoring
- grazing
- grasslands
- land use
- Soil Condition
- livestock
- conservation
- management
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSouth Africa's moist grassland harbours globally significant biodiversity, supplies essential ecosystem services, supports crop and livestock agriculture, forestry and settlement, yet is poorly…Publication Date 2009
- agriculture
- animals
- biodiversity
- birds
- climate
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- crops
- Agricultural/growth & development
- ecosystem
- environment
- forestry
- insects
- mammals
- Poaceae
- Soil/analysis
- grasslands
- land use
- conservation
- management
- landscape ecology
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordAfrican savannas are primarily used as pastures and are subject to changes in climate and management strategies. For sustainable management of these landscapes ecological knowledge on seasonal and…Publication Date 2010
- beta diversity
- Distance decay
- Precipitation gradient
- species richness
- Systematic sampling
- Tree islands
- biodiversity
- savanna
- pasture management
- climate
- management
- sustainability
- rainfall
- monitoring
- conservation
- Namibia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordEstablishment of seasonal grazing enclosures has become an important rangeland rehabilitation strategy in semi-arid regions. This study assessed the impact of enclosure age and enclosure management…Publication Date 2010
- cover
- degradation
- Private land ownership
- seed mixtures
- standing crop
- Stock control
- rangelands
- rehabilitation
- animal impact
- communal farming
- biodiversity
- commercial agriculture
- plant production
- monitoring
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordRelationships between species richness per plant life form and the soil properties: infiltrability, clay plus silt content, salinity, and pH were investigated at eighteen study sites located in…Publication Date 2010
- clay
- EC
- Infiltrability
- niche
- pH
- silt
- Soil Condition
- species richness
- biodiversity
- ecosystem ecology
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study aimed to quantify and understand the impact of severe land degradation on plant diversity in part of the Succulent Karoo. Although total number of species declined with heavy grazing,…Publication Date 2010
- disturbance
- Extirpation
- grazing
- local extinction
- Nurse plants
- soil crusts
- degradation
- biodiversity
- species richness
- ecosystem ecology
- landscape ecology
- Succulent karoo
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn evolutionary time frames, grazing by domesticated livestock on the short grass plains of East Africa is a new occurrence resulting in increased animal densities year around and modification to…Publication Date 2005
- evolutionary history of grazing
- Modified-Whittaker plots
- Serengeti ecosystem
- East Africa
- seasonal grazing
- rangelands
- savanna
- grazing
- biodiversity
- vegetation dynamics
- management
- livestock
- animal impact
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe influence of Colophospermum mopane (Kirk ex Benth.) Kirk ex J. Leonard on surface soil properties and understorey vegetation was investigated in a semi-arid southern African savanna in Bulawayo,…Publication Date 2005
- mopane
- Understorey vegetation
- Surface soil properties
- soil erosion
- soil nutrients
- Herbaceous species richness
- savanna
- Soil Condition
- biodiversity
- ecosystem dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- soil fertility
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTheoretical models predict that the relative importance of facilitation and competition may vary inversely across gradients of abiotic stress. However, these predictions have not been thoroughly…Publication Date 2010
- abiotic stress
- competition
- facilitation
- Herbaceous Species
- Tree
- plant autecology
- biodiversity
- savanna
- rainfall
- modelling
- North Africa
- Library Collection RecordEnvironmental policies in African rangelands affect development and welfare as well as environmental measures. Biodiversity is widely perceived as declining, and environments as undergoing…Publication Date 2004
- environmental policy
- African rangelands
- Environmental discourse
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Serengeti
- Mara
- land use
- Land privatisation
- Commercial cultivation
- Biodiversity decline
- policies
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- degradation
- management
- decision support systems
- pastoralism
- system economics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDifferent approaches for the assessment of biodiversity by means of remote sensing were developed over the last decades. A new approach, based on the spectral variation hypothesis, proposes that the…Publication Date 2010
- savanna
- Spectral variation hypothesis
- Shannon index
- species richness
- scale
- hyperspectral
- biodiversity
- remote sensing
- landscape ecology
- Namibia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn previous papers we have considered the optimal mix of biodiversity in semi-arid rangelands, focusing on the steady state. This paper addresses the question of conservation in the optimal use of…Publication Date 2004
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- Managed
- Natural
- conservation
- management
- fire ecology
- grazing
- livestock
- vegetation dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordOf the 70 cases of classical biological control for the protection of nature found in our review, there were fewer projects against insect targets (21) than against invasive plants (49), in part,…Publication Date 2010
- invasive species
- Ecosystem function
- insect pests
- invasive plants
- ecological restoration
- biological control
- natural ecosystems
- Alien invasive species
- insects
- biodiversity
- ecosystem services
- conservation
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Knersvlakte in the Succulent Karoo Biome (South Africa) is known for its high plant diversity and endemism. In the course of establishing a conservation area there, we assessed baseline data for…Publication Date 2010
- Aizoaceae
- biodiversity
- herbivory
- Namaqualand
- rangeland management
- Systematic conservation planning
- conservation
- management
- grazing
- sheep
- goats
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordMany existing parks are currently experiencing difficulties in achieving their conservation aims, yet they remain an important option for maintaining and enhancing the conservation of biological…Publication Date 2009
- Effectiveness evaluation
- Criteria and indicators
- Parks management
- Conservation Policy
- national parks
- ecosystem ecology
- management
- conservation
- biodiversity
- ecosystem services
- sustainability
- monitoring
- South Africa
- Canada
- Library Collection RecordEcosystems services sustain humans all over the world. The unsustainable use of ecosystem services around the world has led to widespread degradation which now threatens human health and livelihoods…Publication Date 2009
- conservation planning
- species
- Hotspot
- soil
- water
- carbon
- ecosystem services
- biodiversity
- hydrology
- soils
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIt is becoming increasingly difficult to manage and expand statutory conservation areas (i.e., parks and formally protected areas). Therefore, alternative opportunities for land conservation merit…Publication Date 2009
- Private protected areas
- stewardship
- Gap analysis
- Systematic conservation planning
- conservation easements
- Private land conservation
- conservation
- management
- biodiversity
- land use
- Little Karoo
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe sub-montane cultivation belt, with its so-called Chagga home gardens on Mount Kilimanjaro, was investigated for its Saltatoria fauna. Since these cultivated fields still have the structure of a…Publication Date 2005
- Orthoptera
- East Africa
- biodiversity
- Endemism
- conservation
- ecosystem ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordHabitat degradation through over-grazing and wood collection is especially prevalent in developing countries such as South Africa. As human populations expand and the demand for land increases, the…Publication Date 2005
- Lizards
- ecosystems
- disturbance
- reptiles
- biodiversity
- human impact
- savanna
- Traditional medicine
- South Africa
- degradation
- conservation
- land use
- species richness
- vegetation dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordRecent attempts to streamline the identification of areas requiring immediate conservation attention have resulted in the development of prioritisation procedures that identify areas of biodiversity…Publication Date 2004
- biodiversity
- conservation
- Land cover change
- Land use suitability
- land use
- savanna
- management
- decision support systems
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSouth African grasslands support a rich flora that is attracting growing conservation interest. Fire has long been used to manage grasslands for livestock production. However, there is very little…Publication Date 2004
- Alpha-diversity
- Beta-diversity
- Long-term ecological research
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- conservation
- management
- species richness
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe abundance and distribution patterns of four threatened species of bustards (Eupodotis caerulescens, E. barrowii, E. melanogaster and Neotis denhami) in 3200 km2 of montane grasslands in the…Publication Date 2004
- Bustards
- South Africa
- distribution patterns
- Conservation status
- grasslands
- birds
- land use
- biodiversity
- monitoring
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordConcerns about biodiversity preservation through grazing have revived interest in feeding choices made by herbivores. In this article, we study the dynamics of behavioural intake response in…Publication Date 2005
- foraging behaviour
- Bite
- intake rate
- sheep
- Feeding choices
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- forage quality
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn situ rainwater harvesting (RWH) belong to the promising practices to support sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa facing climate change impacts. However, appropriate indicators for their…Publication Date 2009
- Ecosystem service
- climate change
- biodiversity
- soil and water conservation
- Downstream effects
- ecohydrology
- Soil Condition
- rainfall
- conservation
- sustainability
- soil nutrients
- species richness
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordProduction-oriented research in the second half of the 20th century made impressive contributions to technical developments which helped to meet the food requirements of an expanding world population…Publication Date 2005
- Grassland science
- research priorities
- Tertiary education
- Agro-ecology
- environment
- grasslands
- management
- land use
- biodiversity
- conservation
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordMany external effects of land use change are based on modifications of lateral flows of soil, water, air, fire or organisms. Lateral flows can be intercepted by filters and thus the severity and…Publication Date 2004
- biodiversity
- Filters
- fire
- Lateral flows
- Scale effects
- Watershed functions
- land use
- policies
- fire ecology
- species richness
- vegetation dynamics
- stakeholders
- hydrology
- management
- decision support systems
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSoil macrofauna are sensitive to land use changes and this may have implications to soil functioning. The impact of the conversion of native ecosystems into extensive or intensive pastures on soil…Publication Date 2004
- tropical savannas
- tropical forests
- Pasture establishment
- Soil macrofauna
- earthworms
- Soil biodiversity
- invertebrates
- soils
- ecosystem ecology
- cattle
- fire ecology
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordClimate, topography, vegetation and land use interact to influence fire regimes. Variable fire regimes may promote landscape heterogeneity, diversification in vegetation pattern and biotic diversity…Publication Date 2004
- Botswana
- Fire exclusion
- fire management
- Landsat
- landscape heterogeneity
- Landscape metric
- Patch characteristic
- prescribed fire
- Principal components analysis
- South Africa
- land use
- fire
- fire ecology
- grasslands
- climate
- vegetation dynamics
- biodiversity
- ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity conservation is a challenge within developing regions of the world. Landscape heterogeneity is largely directed by interconnected economic and social systems, which are largely driven by…Publication Date 2004
- Avian richness
- Habitat proportion
- KwaZulu-Natal
- land-use
- Landscape metric pattern
- multiple regression
- Socio-economic development
- southern Africa
- biodiversity
- conservation
- ecosystem ecology
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA utilitarian simulation model of botanical composition of ruminant diets on rangelands is proposed. It emphasizes the use of forage resource diversity within the range ecosystem context. The forage…Publication Date 1993
- modelling
- Forage Quantity
- rangelands
- species richness
- biodiversity
- cattle
- forage quality
- livestock
- grazing
- ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe growth and species structure of vegetation in relation to the proximity of termite (M. michaelseni) mounds was studied in a semi-arid savannah ecosystem during 1978-1980. The dry matter yield in…Publication Date 1982
- savanna
- ecosystem ecology
- biodiversity
- soils
- Africa
- Library Collection Record
150 Rangelands
Effective integration of the three main goals of rangeland management - economic gain through livestock production, management of game animals for recreational use, and conservation of biological…Publication Date 1992- rangelands
- biodiversity
- Economic Aspects
- grazing
- livestock
- conservation
- animal impact
- animal production
- management
- fire
- restoration ecology
- Africa