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- Library Collection RecordWoody plant encroachment is frequent in dry savannas. Grazing is often considered to be a major cause of encroachment in dry savannas because grasses are removed by livestock, leaving bare areas for…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- grazing
- fire
- rainfall
- climate change
- management
- Kimberley area
- Northern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordQuestions How do recent patterns of drought-induced woody plant mortality in Texas semi-arid savanna compare to the extended drought of the 1950s? Does the relative composition of the woody plant…Publication Date 2014
- climate change
- climatic variability
- dieback
- Flash drought
- grazing
- Juniperus
- Legacy effect
- rangelands
- scale
- State transition
- Vegetation Change
- woody encroachment
- drought
- savanna
- indigenous encroaching species
- grazing
- Texas
- USA
- Library Collection RecordTree canopies can change soil environments. Our study looked at soils 10%, 50%, 100% and 150% the distance from tree trunk to canopy edge of leguminous sabiá (Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth.) and…Publication Date 2014
- savanna
- soil
- trees
- Pernambuco State
- north-east Brazil
- Library Collection RecordQuestion The co-existence of woody plants and grasses characterize savannas, with the horizontal and vertical spatial arrangement of trees creating a heterogeneous biotic environment. To understand…Publication Date 2014
- Carnegie Airborne Observatory
- heterogeneity
- LiDAR
- Object-based image classification
- vegetation structure
- woody vegetation
- savanna
- remote sensing
- biodiversity
- conservation
- mapping
- management
- monitoring
- vegetation analysis
- Sabi Sand Wildtuin and Kruger National Park
- Mpumalanga province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordFew assessments of the effects of fire and grazing on the herbaceous components of savannas have been reported for Africa. In the Kruger National Park, South Africa, range condition was monitored at…Publication Date 2014
- fire ecology
- grazing
- management
- savanna
- game
- rangeland condition
- rainfall gradient
- grasses
- forage
- ecosystem ecology
- Kruger National Park
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe interaction, both above and belowground, between tree saplings and the surrounding grass sward is dependent on solar radiation, temperature, rainfall, soil depth, tree species and sward…Publication Date 2014
- vegetation dynamics
- encroachment
- management
- Aboveground competition
- belowground competition
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- soil depth
- Ukulinga Research Farm
- Pietermaritzburg
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn the Mopane Bushveld, Colophospermum mopane is viewed as a threat due to its ability to suppress the herbaceous layer. The objective of this study was to investigate the re-establishment of C.…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- restoration ecology
- savanna
- management
- fodder production
- browsing
- soil nutrients
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Savannas are characterized by sparsely distributed woody species within a continuous herbaceous cover, composed mainly by grasses and small eudicot herbs. This vegetation structure is…Publication Date 2014
- cerrado
- Growth forms
- Herbaceous layer
- niche partitioning
- Resource Use
- water uptake
- Woody layer
- savanna
- grassland
- ecosystem ecology
- soil moisture
- rainfall
- Distrito Federal
- Brazil
- Library Collection RecordThe ingression of woody plants into savannas, known as bush or shrub encroachment, has become a global concern. Fire has been acknowledged as a key factor in managing woody vegetation in savannas.…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- savanna
- fire
- management
- grasslands
- old fields
- herbivores
- fire ecology
- Aulendorf
- Baden-Württemberg
- Germany
- Library Collection RecordAbstract The knowledge of relative performance of plants across environmental gradients is critical for their effective management and for understanding future range expansion. Pennisetum setaceum is…Publication Date 2014
- Alien grass
- Ecological invasions
- competition
- disturbance
- Seedling translocation
- Transplant experiment
- Alien invasive species
- management
- grasslands
- savanna
- ecosystem ecology
- restoration ecology
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe exclusion of regular fire and the introduction of livestock grazing have altered native grassland composition on Victoria's volcanic plains, commonly resulting in spear-grass and wallaby-…Publication Date 2014
- natural temperate grassland of the Victorian volcanic plains
- stable states
- transition
- fire ecology
- restoration ecology
- grazing
- grasslands
- indigenous encroaching species
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordBrowsing herbivores are generally highly selective feeders, selecting for new shoots and young plant material. Determinations of browser carrying capacity are then greatly inflated when based on…Publication Date 2014
- savanna
- browsing
- grazing
- game
- wildlife
- conservation
- carrying capacity
- climate
- soil
- rainfall
- modelling
- plant production
- management
- Zululand region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe quality of the landscape is declining in many grassland and savanna areas of Africa as a consequence of woody plant encroachment. We investigated the changes in vegetation at selected sites on…Publication Date 2014
- Vegetation Change
- grasslands
- savanna
- degradation
- Bush encroachment
- land use
- soils
- rainfall
- temperature
- climate change
- carbon dioxide
- KwaZulu-Natal
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordAn online decision support system derived from research and expert knowledge was developed for arid rangeland management in central Namibia. The expert system emphasises the control of bush…Publication Date 2014
- Bush encroachment
- decision support systems
- rangeland management
- rainfall
- savanna
- restoration ecology
- photographs
- Namibia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAs a textbook, the volume is well organised, with introductory chapters on the scope and key concepts of restoration ecology, followed by chapters on its ecological foundations – landscape,…Publication Date 2014
- restoration ecology
- Europe
- USA
- Australia
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordFifteen native and common exotic herbaceous species from four functional groups (C4 grass, C3 grass, chamaephyte and hemicryptophyte) occurring within remnant and revegetated grassland and grassy…Publication Date 2014
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- ecological restoration
- grasslands
- grassy woodlands
- revegetation
- restoration ecology
- seeds
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAlthough forest and savanna biomes predominate in tropics regions, the factors that control their distribution remain unclear. South American savannas occur in regions that are considered warm and…Publication Date 2014
- Brazilian savanna
- delayed germination
- fire
- High Temperature
- seed moisture content
- water deficit
- savanna
- germination
- seeds
- fire ecology
- water
- temperature
- Brazil
- Library Collection RecordWith the rapid expansion of wildlife ranching and conservation in South African savannas and the resultant increase in multi-species grazing and browsing systems, information on browse production…Publication Date 2014
- savanna
- browsing
- grazing
- game
- wildlife
- conservation
- carrying capacity
- climate
- soil
- rainfall
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordMany regions of the globe are experiencing a simultaneous change in the dominant plant functional type and regional climatology. We explored how atmospheric temperature and precipitation control leaf…Publication Date 2013
- eddy covariance
- landscape position
- mesquite (Prosopis velutina)
- photosynthesis
- plant-climate interactions
- semi-arid
- temperature optima
- Vegetation Change
- woody plant encroachment
- indigenous encroaching species
- climate change
- temperature
- ecosystem ecology
- carbon flux
- rainfall
- grasslands
- savanna
- carbon dioxide
- San Pedro River
- Arizona
- USA
- Library Collection RecordIn the savanna rangelands of southern Africa, the debate about land reform tends to be about the redistribution of formerly freehold ranches and fencing-off the rangeland commons into ranches for…Publication Date 2013
- savanna
- rangelands
- management
- land reform
- communal farming
- sustainability
- policies
- socio-economic aspects
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordLarge mammalian herbivores are well recognized to play important roles in regulating woody cover and biomass in savannas, but the extent to which browsing ungulates are capable of regulating woody…Publication Date 2013
- browsing
- dik-dik
- elephant
- mortality
- plant-herbivore interactions
- recruitment
- shrub encroachment
- top-down control
- ecosystem ecology
- savanna
- biomass
- Plant Productivity
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThere has been much debate on the impact of large herbivores on biodiversity, especially given that large mammals are becoming locally extinct in many places. The use of evolutionary information on…Publication Date 2013
- herbivores
- species diversity
- community structure
- savanna
- ecosystem ecology
- determinants of plant community diversity and structure
- extinction
- functional diversity
- phylogenetics
- Kruger National Park
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordFire and herbivory are the main disturbances shaping the structure of savannas. In these ecosystems, the key strategies by which woody plants escape fire are either early height growth (the lanky…Publication Date 2013
- African savannas
- bark thickness
- cerrado
- consumer control
- disturbance regime
- fire intensity
- fire-escape strategies
- herbivory
- plant development and life-history traits
- tree height
- savanna
- fire ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Woody plant encroachment is a common consequence of disturbance in savannas. Grazers and browsers interfere with sapling establishment dynamics by direct consumption of plant tissue,…Publication Date 2013
- Acacia
- browsing
- grazing
- mesic savanna
- tree sapling biomass
- woody plant encroachment
- indigenous encroaching species
- savanna
- soil nutrients
- ecosystem ecology
- vegetation dynamics
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordWildfires can have significant impacts on rangeland productivity and functionality causing substantial economic losses to affected farmers. In August 2011, such wildfires swept through the North West…Publication Date 2013
- fire ecology
- rangelands
- plant production
- management
- grazing
- socio-economic aspects
- biodiversity
- savanna
- rainfall
- grazing capacity
- erosion
- ecosystem ecology
- soil nutrients
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Plant species introduced to new regions can escape their natural enemies but may also lose important mutualists. While mutualistic interactions are often considered too diffuse to limit…Publication Date 2013
- Biological invasion
- density-dependence
- establishment
- Exotic
- plant-animal interactions
- weed
- savanna
- Acacia karoo
- indigenous encroaching species
- Alien invasive species
- seeds
- insects
- ecosystem ecology
- restoration ecology
- New Zealand
- Austrailia
- Library Collection RecordThe invasion of exotic grasses into savannas is occurring globally. Despite threats to ecosystem processes and biodiversity, few studies have investigated factors that facilitate invasion success. *…Publication Date 2013
- cattle grazing
- exotic grass
- facilitation
- grass-fire cycle
- savanna
- wind dispersal
- grazing
- Alien invasive species
- ecosystem ecology
- restoration ecology
- Cenchrus ciliaris
- grasses
- fire ecology
- grazing
- soils
- rainfall
- drought
- Queensland
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordKnowledge of the success or otherwise of conservation interventions is often locked within localised networks, resulting in mistakes being replicated unnecessarily. The savannahs of eastern and…Publication Date 2013
- conservation
- Evidence based conservation
- Management interventions
- national parks
- protected areas
- savanna
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe invasion of exotic plants into savanna ecosystems can disrupt the natural pattern of vegetation. Indian couch Bothriochloa pertusa was introduced into Australia as a species for rehabilitation of…Publication Date 2012
- biodiversity conservation
- Bothriochloa
- drought
- grazing pressure
- tropical weed ecology
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe vegetation of Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve in Zimbabwe (39 378 ha) was classified and mapped in 2003 using an integrated approach of ground-based measurement and remote sensing. Environmental…Publication Date 2012
- classification
- GIS
- plant community ecology
- remote sensing
- savanna
- Zimbabwe
- Library Collection RecordGrazing by domestic livestock is one of the most widespread uses of the rangelands of Australia. There is limited information on the effects of grazing by domestic livestock on the vertebrate fauna…Publication Date 2012
- conservation biology
- grazing management
- Savanna ecology
- wildlife ecology
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordWhat underlies species distribution and species coexistence has long been of key interest in community ecology. Several methods and theories have been used to address this question. However, it still…Publication Date 2012
- ecosystem ecology
- grasslands
- national park
- conservation
- management
- community ecology
- savanna
- Kruger National Park
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper proposes a broad overview of possible responses to the challenges posed by rangelands to promote discussion on a sustainable future for these vast regions. Rangelands Australia, an…Publication Date 2012
- Indigenous human populations
- Indigenous knowledge
- rangeland communities
- rangeland management
- sustainable livelihoods
- rangelands
- management
- sustainability
- pastoralism
- Nature reserves
- restoration
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThere is a growing interest in the use of deficit irrigation and perennial pasture species other than perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in temperate agriculture, in response to the decreasing…Publication Date 2012
- water stress
- cocksfoot
- perennial ryegrass
- tall fescue
- regrowth
- water-soluble carbohydrate
- leaf water potential
- leaf extension
- Burnie
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis study examined the awareness and adaptation to climate change among farmers in the Sahel savanna agro-ecological zone of Borno State, Nigeria. Data for the study were collected from 225…Publication Date 2012
- climate change
- adaptation
- extension agent
- farmers
- savanna
- household income studies
- socio-economic aspects
- Borno State
- Nigeria
- North Africa
- Library Collection RecordHyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf (Coolatai grass) is a summer-active, C4 perennial tussock grass, native to southern Africa and the Mediterranean region, which has invaded areas of native flora in…Publication Date 2012
- Alien species
- Coolatai grass
- disturbance
- establishment
- population dynamics
- Weeds
- seed banks
- germination
- Hyparrhenia hirta
- Alien invasive species
- management
- herbicides
- grasslands
- mowing
- New South Wales
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordQuestions Do Acacia tortilis trees facilitate herbaceous species development under arid conditions? Do tree–herb interactions change with water stress and grazing intensity? Location National Park…Publication Date 2012
- Arid Areas
- Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana
- grazing
- Herb composition
- microclimate
- Soil enrichment
- water stress
- water availability
- savanna
- drought
- rainfall
- ecosystem ecology
- North Africa
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract is available for this article.Publication Date 2012
- Australia
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordFire is a process that shapes the structure and composition of vegetation in many regions. Species in these regions have presumably evolved life-history strategies that allow success in fire-prone…Publication Date 2012
- determinants of plant community diversity and structure
- fire
- growth
- plant functional traits
- savanna
- shifts in abundance
- topkill
- South Africa
- Library Collection Record1. Callitris intratropica is a long-lived, obligate-seeding, fire-sensitive overstorey conifer that typically occurs in small groves (0.1ha) of much higher tree densities than the surrounding,…Publication Date 2012
- Aboriginal landscape burning
- alternative stable states
- determinants of plant community diversity and structure
- fire ecology
- fire-sensitive species
- habitat complexity
- patch dynamics
- pyrodiversity
- tropical savanna
- vegetation boundaries
- Arnhem Plateau
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordTo support the further development of grazing practices for dairy production systems based on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), allometric relationships among leaf-stage categories and…Publication Date 2012
- perennial ryegrass
- leaf stage
- regrowth
- nutritive value
- grazing management
- Victoria
- Australia
- Library Collection Record1.?Treeless grasslands with climates that can support tree growth are common in upland regions around the world. In South Africa, the upland grasslands are adjacent to lowland savannas in many areas…Publication Date 2012
- savanna
- grasslands
- ecosystem ecology
- fire ecology
- day-length
- determinants of plant community diversity and structure
- fire
- frost
- growth rate
- savanna tree phenology
- temperature
- South Africa
- Library Collection Record"Caring for country" is a term used to describe the complex spiritual affiliation that encompasses the rights and responsibilities that Aboriginal Australians have with their land. It…Publication Date 2012
- Aboriginal
- culture
- environmental services
- Livelihoods
- Northern Territory
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordTermites and large herbivores affect African savanna plant communities. Both functional groups are also important for nutrient redistribution across the landscape. We conducted an experiment to study…Publication Date 2012
- beta diversity
- disturbance
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Uganda
- large mammals
- nutrient levels
- savanna
- Termitaria
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBush encroachment is a vegetation dynamic of global interest. This study describes the pattern of succession of bush clumps in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, using a space-for-time substitution.…Publication Date 2012
- Acacia karroo
- Bush encroachment
- plant diversity
- savanna
- woody invasion
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe outcome of plant-plant interactions depends on environmental (e.g. grazing and climatic conditions) and species-specific attributes (e.g. life strategy and dispersal mode of the species involved…Publication Date 2012
- competition
- diversity
- facilitation
- Open woodland
- Stress-gradient hypothesis
- species richness
- drylands
- grazing
- rainfall
- Species Specificity
- community analysis
- vegetation dynamics
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe rangelands of Australia and their communities can be represented as a diverse and interrelated complex of social and ecological systems. For the development of a sustainable future for both…Publication Date 2012
- rangeland communities
- rangeland ecology
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThere is little direct evidence about the business model used by the legendary cattle king, Sir Sidney Kidman. Kidman's properties were invariably stocked at less than full capacity, and were…Publication Date 2012
- adaptation
- climate change
- diversification
- drought
- rangelands
- real options
- market risk
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe impact of deferred grazing (no defoliation of pastures for a period generally from spring to autumn) and fertilizer application on plant population density, ground cover and soil moisture in a…Publication Date 2012
- grazing management
- sustainability
- tiller density
- perennial grasses
- phosphorus
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe outcomes of previous studies have resulted in differing recommendations on the rate and timing of fertilizer N applications for forage maize. In order to gain an improved understanding of the…Publication Date 2012
- hybrid forage maize
- Pioneer 31H50
- Australia
- biomass yield
- sowing date
- Australia