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- 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 RecordMany researchers have used time-series analysis of remotely sensed images to gain understanding of the dynamics of loss of vegetation cover in drylands. However, complex interactions between…Publication Date 2010
- Loss of vegetation
- Mixed-effects
- NDVI
- remote sensing
- modelling
- NDVI values
- vegetation dynamics
- climate
- rainfall
- soils
- land use
- Somalia
- Ethiopia
- 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 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 RecordMalagarasi River catchment represents one of the largest and most significant transboundary natural ecosystems in Africa. The catchment constitutes about one third of the catchment area of Lake…Publication Date 2010
- Land use land cover changes
- Malagarasi river catchment
- Muyovozi wetland
- perceptions
- remote sensing
- land use
- fire
- grazing
- management
- socio-economic aspects
- rehabilitation
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSavannas are the most extensive biome in the tropics. These extremely dynamic coupled socio-ecological ecosystems are shaped by a long history of interaction with humans, fire, climate and wildlife,…Publication Date 2010
- savanna
- biodiversity
- management
- ecosystem ecology
- socio-economic aspects
- sustainability
- Library Collection RecordPlant facilitation (positive plant-plant interactions) strongly influences biodiversity, structure, and dynamics in plant communities, and the topic has received considerable attention among…Publication Date 2010
- Arid and semi-arid rangelands
- Habitat modification
- Resource balance hypothesis
- wind erosion
- rainfall
- rangeland condition
- rangelands
- erosion
- vegetation dynamics
- biodiversity
- grazing
- Mongolia
- China
- Library Collection Record1. Plant diversity has profound effects on primary production. Plant diversity has been shown to correlate with increased primary production in nutrient-limited grassland ecosystems. This…Publication Date 2010
- ecosystem ecology
- grassland
- biodiversity
- determinants of plant community diversity and structure
- ecosystem functioning
- niche differentiation
- Nutrient depletion
- root ecology
- root interactions
- species interactions
- soil nutrients
- soil organic matter
- plant production
- Library Collection RecordSavanna covers about two-thirds of Africa, with forage quantity and quality being important factors determining the distribution and density of wildlife and domestic stock. Testing hypotheses about…Publication Date 2010
- forage
- quality
- remote sensing
- hyperspectral
- herbivory
- Foliar
- nitrogen
- protein
- Polyphenol
- mopane
- savanna
- forage quality
- Forage Quantity
- livestock
- mapping
- management
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis paper is a first step towards a conservation plan for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve (K2C) on the South African Central Lowveld, quantifying the historical land-cover trends (1993 2006…Publication Date 2010
- Central Lowveld
- conservation planning
- development
- land-use change
- conservation
- management
- land use
- rangeland
- ecosystem ecology
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordClimate change is possibly the most highly profiled scientific issue of our time. The projected changes in temperature and rainfall are substantial, as will be the associated impacts on biodiversity…Publication Date 2010
- climate change
- temperature
- rainfall
- biodiversity
- agriculture
- carbon dioxide
- policy
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordKnowing how species respond to fire regimes is essential for ecologically sustainable management. This axiom raises two important questions: (1) what knowledge is the most important to develop and (2…Publication Date 2010
- Planned burn
- prescribed fire
- wildfire
- Policy Implications
- Management actions
- fire ecology
- management
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordDuring the last few decades, many regions have experienced major land use transformations, often driven by human activities. Assessing and evaluating these changes requires consistent data over time…Publication Date 2010
- Dryland observation
- scale
- Time series analysis
- NOAA AVHRR
- Landsat TM/ETM+
- remote sensing
- land use
- monitoring
- NOAA
- management
- Greece
- Library Collection RecordLand degradation in drylands is one of the major environmental issues of the 21st century particularly due to its impact on world food security and environmental quality. Climate change, shifts in…Publication Date 2010
- drylands
- Ecogeomorphology
- land degradation
- sediment transport
- Vegetation patterns
- degradation
- climate change
- soil erosion
- vegetation dynamics
- erosion
- land use
- management
- Library Collection Record, .- La Habana: Instituto Nacional de Ciencias AgrÃcolas, 2010. Congreso CientÃfico del INCA, XVII, San José de las Lajas, 22-26 nov. 2010.- 978-959-7023-48-7Publication Date 2010
- pastures
- legumes
- biodiversity
- seasons
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity - sophisticated field of research, Bieri, A..- Ettenhausen (Switzerland): Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Taenikon ART, Ettenhausen (Switzerland), Nov 2010.- 978-3-905733-18-1.-…Publication Date 2010
- Farms
- Organic agriculture
- Fruit trees
- pastures
- flowers
- wild plants
- Hedges
- biodiversity
- Library Collection RecordNo abstract is available for this article.Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity hot spot
- climate change
- science planning
- biodiversity
- South Africa
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe Mediterranean climate regions of Western Australia and South Africa are recognized as global hot spots of diversity. Both are threatened by climate changes that are projected to have significant…Publication Date 2010
- approach
- biodiversity
- guideline
- monitoring
- climate change
- rainfall
- South Africa
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe relative benefit of different grazing management practices for maintaining grassland biodiversity integrity was assessed. Practices considered were grazing system, stocking rate, animal type,…Publication Date 2010
- analytic heirarchy process
- plant diversity
- stocking rate
- veld condition assessment
- grazing
- management
- biodiversity
- fire
- cattle
- sheep
- Impact assessment
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPatch-mosaic burning (PMB) is commonly advocated to create a mosaic of fire regimes that is believed to be more beneficial for maintaining biodiversity than the relatively homogeneous environment…Publication Date 2010
- conservation areas
- fire ecology
- geographic information systems
- landscape ecology
- biodiversity
- management
- GIS
- Mkuzi Game Reserve
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the spectral information of digital aerial sensors in determining land-cover classification using new digital techniques. The land covers…Publication Date 2010
- digital aerial photography
- expert classification algorithm
- land-cover classification
- objectoriented classification
- UltracamD
- agriculture
- land use
- Cordoba Province
- Spain
- Library Collection RecordThe project was initiated by Eastern Cape Parks (ECP) as a request for the construction of inventories of priority species and their population levels inside three nature reserves on the Eastern Cape…Publication Date 2010
- Plant diversity conservation
- South Africa
- Eastern Cape
- Rare plants
- Population viability analysis
- biodiversity
- Plant conservation
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Human-plant relationships
- socio-economic aspects
- conservation
- Nature reserves
- subsistence agriculture
- management
- grasslands
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordIncreasing evidence shows that anthropogenic climate change is affecting biodiversity. Reducing or stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions may slow global warming, but past emissions will continue to…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity hotspot
- climate change risk assessment
- Mediterranean type ecosystem
- species distribution modelling
- modelling
- climate change
- biodiversity
- greenhouse gases
- conservation
- rainfall
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- pastures
- grazing lands
- Alps
- alpine vegetation
- sheep
- grazing
- botanical composition
- biodiversity
- analysis
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- Nature conservation
- biodiversity
- alpine grasslands
- endangered species
- population dynamics
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Woody plant increase in grassy biomes has been widely reported over the last century. Increases have been attributed to local drivers associated with land use change, such as heavy grazing…Publication Date 2010
- biome switch
- global drivers
- land use practices
- local drivers
- thicket expansion
- indigenous encroaching species
- grasslands
- grazing
- fire ecology
- carbon dioxide
- Aerial Photographs
- land use
- conservation
- commercial agriculture
- communal farming
- stocking rates
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity - sophisticated field of research, Bieri, A..- Ettenhausen (Switzerland): Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Taenikon ART, Ettenhausen (Switzerland), Nov 2010.- 978-3-905733-18-1.-…Publication Date 2010
- grasslands
- meadows
- flowers
- mixed pastures
- nutrition
- fertilizer application
- biodiversity
- seeds
- Mixed cropping
- nutrition
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- rural areas
- biodiversity
- Natural pastures
- mowing
- management
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Grazing is one of the key processes in terrestrial ecosystems and this can be provided by both indigenous and domestic ungulates. However, a question remains whether or not traditional forms…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- dung beetles
- grazing
- land use
- indicator species
- livestock
- insects
- management
- conservation
- Vaalbos National Park
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- grassland management
- Mongolia
- ecology
- sustainability
- grazing
- biodiversity
- dominant species
- Asia
- Mongolia
- Asia
- Library Collection RecordLand use and land transformation are major threats to biodiversity. Only a small percentage of land and thus biodiversity is protected within reserves. The majority of biodiversity lies in the hands…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- South Africa
- Eastern Cape
- Agrobiodiversity
- Agricultural ecology
- veld
- landscape assessment
- rangeland condition
- rangelands
- plant production
- grassland
- savanna
- socio-economic aspects
- communal farming
- grazing
- fire ecology
- soil erosion
- commercial agriculture
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Australian rangelands cover around 80% of the continent yet,from a biodiversity perspective, probably constitutes the most understudied part. To further the understanding of these ecosystems and…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- reference sites
- Library Collection RecordGrazing with livestock is a common feature of nature and rangeland management. Although both aim at different, seemingly opposing goals, i.e. maintenance of biodiversity values versus maximization of…Publication Date 2010
- grazing capacity
- model
- Nature conservation management
- forage
- livestock
- forage quality
- conservation
- management
- biodiversity
- animal production
- grazing
- grasslands
- soils
- erosion
- animal nutrition
- Forage Quantity
- modelling
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- Animal ecology
- grasslands
- Limestone
- soil seed banks
- Biota
- site factors
- resource conservation
- agroecosystems
- agricultural resources
- biodiversity
- seeds
- seed dispersal
- germination
- herbaceous plants
- plant communities
- Library Collection RecordGlobal change (climate change together with other worldwide anthropogenic processes such as increasing trade, air pollution and urbanization) will affect plant health at the genetic, individual,…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- biotic disturbances
- carbon sequestration
- grassland experiments
- land use
- landscape pathology
- long-term datasets
- plant pathogenic fungi
- Sustainable development
- tree genetic diversity
- climate change
- ecosystem ecology
- landscape ecology
- management
- decision support systems
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- Ethiopia
- semiarid zones
- pastoral society
- Ethnic groups
- Structural Change
- land use
- pastoralism
- livestock management
- environmental degradation
- rangelands
- floodplains
- crops
- plant ecology
- seed
- germination
- regeneration
- population structure
- plant cover
- Drought Resistance
- Library Collection Record1. Chronosequences and associated space-for-time substitutions are an important and often necessary tool for studying temporal dynamics of plant communities and soil development across multiple time-…Publication Date 2010
- ecosystem ecology
- vegetation dynamics
- soils
- biodiversity
- species richness
- chronosequences
- disturbance
- plant communities
- retrogression
- soil biological communities
- Soil Development
- succession
- temporal change
- Library Collection Record1. aged and natural ecosystems, herbivory can have a major impact on plant growth. Defoliation and shoot removal reduce the photosynthetic capacity of plants and are also thought to reduce allocation…Publication Date 2010
- fertiliser
- ecosystem ecology
- invertebrates
- arbuscular myccorrhyiza
- clipping
- defoliation
- ectomycorrhiza
- grazing
- insect herbivory
- land use
- meta-analysis
- mowing
- grasses
- Library Collection Record1. There is growing concern that the current loss of biodiversity may negatively affect ecosystem functioning and stability. Although it has been shown that species loss may reduce biomass production…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- drought
- ecosystem functioning
- insurance hypothesis
- resilience
- stability
- plant production
- Netherlands
- Library Collection RecordLiterature suggests that provision of artificial water through bores, dams and ground tanks has negative environmental effects through increased grazing pressure, prevention of native species…Publication Date 2010
- biodiversity
- grazing pressure
- Water Point
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated the impact of shrub encroachment within cool-season floodplain meadows in a portion of the Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve in southwestern Alberta, where nearly half of open…Publication Date 2009-01-01
- Betula glandulosa
- biodiversity
- bunchgrasses
- fire suppression
- forage production
- shrub cover
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Aim Evidence is accumulating of a general increase in woody cover of many savanna regions of the world. Little is known about the consequences of this widespread and fundamental ecosystem…Publication Date 2009
- Biome shift
- Bush encroachment
- global change
- Land cover change
- landscape heterogeneity
- savanna
- biodiversity
- birds
- ecosystem ecology
- species richness
- vegetation dynamics
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- livestock
- transhumance
- summer
- pastures
- milk production
- Support measures
- Structural Change
- cultural heritage
- landscape
- biodiversity
- farmers
- motivation
- Constraints
- highlands
- Norway
- Library Collection RecordDifferences in land-use management may result in different rangeland condition (soil, vegetation and biodiversity) and productivity. Vegetation condition in contrasting land-use management systems is…Publication Date 2009
- Chemical Properties
- enzyme activity
- land-use management
- microbial biomass
- rangeland degradation
- soil degradation
- rangelands
- management
- land use
- rangeland condition
- communal farming
- Commercial farming
- game farming
- North West Province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordPost-1994 land reform policies have had limited effects on land use in the communities surrounding Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserves in South Africa's Transkei region. Likewise, prior state…Publication Date 2009
- land tenure
- protected areas
- villagization
- forests
- socio-economic aspects
- politics
- land use
- subsistence agriculture
- legislation
- management
- stakeholders
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordUrban and peri-urban agriculture is becoming increasingly important as a source of income and food for the urban population in South Africa. This study was prompted by concerns of city authorities…Publication Date 2009
- Horticulture
- soil compaction
- Soil management effects
- Urban agriculture
- water content
- agriculture
- soils
- tillage
- soil moisture
- land use
- North West Province
- South Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has developed and applied a landscape-scale conservation planning methodology in eight priority conservation landscapes in Africa, areas we call African…Publication Date 2009
- conservation
- biodiversity
- stakeholders
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTo redress past discrepancies in land tenure, the ANC government acknowledged that land needs to be made accessible to the previously disadvantaged, announcing that commonage would be a pillar of…Publication Date 2009
- Municipal commonage
- Livelihoods
- natural resource valuation
- direct-use values
- policies
- politics
- socio-economic aspects
- land tenure
- land use
- communal farming
- legislation
- management
- grazing
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study looks at the impact of subdivision and sedentarization of pastoral lands on wildlife numbers and production in a savanna ecosystem of southern Kenya. The study uses aerial counts over a…Publication Date 2009
- land fragmentation
- rangelands
- Maasai
- settlement
- conservation
- land reform
- land use
- savanna
- ecosystem dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- wildlife
- management
- grazing
- grasslands
- socio-economic aspects
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPatchy vegetation patterns are an expression of soil surface conditions, water redistribution on the soil surface and landscape function. Their origin is attributed by many a scholar to the…Publication Date 2009
- patchiness
- Moisture dependencies
- Soil crusting
- Runoff generation
- Dysfunctional
- Soil Condition
- rainfall
- runoff
- Aerial Photographs
- Alien invasive species
- disturbance
- erosion
- land use
- grazing
- landscape ecology
- degradation
- Eastern Cape
- South Africa
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