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- 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 RecordIn this volume in honour of John Rogers we propose a new way of looking at Gondwana and we urge our colleagues everywhere to join us in this venture. The Gondwana Alive Corridors provide a way of…Publication Date 2003
- Gondwana Alive Corridors
- Sixth Extinction
- biodiversity
- consilience
- Earth System Science
- palaeobotany
- ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSouth Africa is rich in biological diversity, but measures to conserve this heritage are under-funded and are of relatively low priority at national level. Part of the problem is that the social…Publication Date 2003
- Value of biodiversity
- contingent valuation
- Fynbos
- climate change
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe contend diets and habitats that allow animals to select among alternatives enable individuals to better meet needs for nutrients and to better cope with toxins. All plants contain toxins, and the…Publication Date 2003
- foraging ecology
- herbivory
- biodiversity
- conservation biology
- toxins
- diet selection
- toxicity
- nutrition
- grazing
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordEast Africa contains areas with some of the greatest large mammal biodiversity on the planet. These areas are key natural resources for the economic development of the region. They are also key areas…Publication Date 2003
- Agro-pastoralism
- savanna
- simulation
- Dietary energy
- cash flow
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- pastoralism
- cattle
- game farming
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- ecosystem dynamics
- modelling
- household income studies
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordA study on grasshopper assemblage response to seasonal grazing, rotational grazing, continuous resting and continuous grazing was undertaken in the eastern Karoo, South Africa. Rotationally-grazed…Publication Date 2003
- seasonal grazing
- rotational grazing
- Karoo
- grasshoppers
- South Africa
- plant production
- insects
- grazing
- land use
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTransformation of natural vegetation to other land-uses, such as crop cultivation and urban development, presents the most important threat to biodiversity. Plant and animal species distribution data…Publication Date 2003
- Land transformation
- Biodiversity risk
- arable land
- conservation
- species richness
- biodiversity
- land reform
- land use
- policies
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSemi-arid rangelands, which have retrogressed beyond a certain threshold and could not rest-recover, can only be restored by mechanical inputs helping the re-establishment of vegetation. Therefore,…Publication Date 2003
- degradation
- Hollows
- Mechanical implements
- restoration
- Rip action
- Species composition and density
- Walking-stick planter
- rangeland condition
- restoration ecology
- species richness
- biodiversity
- Soil Condition
- 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 RecordThis is a keynote paper focusing on regional perspectives on agriculture and biodiversity by exploring the situation in Northern Africa, the West African Sahel, East Africa and the Horn, and Southern…Publication Date 2003
- agriculture
- biodiversity conservation
- disequilibrium theories
- environmental Kuznet's curve
- hotspots
- agroecological intensification
- agrodiversity
- organic farming
- agroforestry
- biodiversity
- economics
- soils
- livestock
- management
- land-use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordUndisturbed plant communities dominated by shrubs or trees are often left isolated within landscapes otherwise devoid of woody vegetation following large-scale disturbances such as wildfires. We…Publication Date 2002-11-01
- biogeography
- Phasianidae
- Centrocercus urophasianus
- biodiversity
- wildfire management
- arid grasslands
- habitats
- Purshia tridentata
- prediction
- species diversity
- ecological succession
- fires
- fire effects
- Artemisia tridentata
- plant communities
- California
- land restoration
- range management
- Nevada
- rangelands
- Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
- biological diversity
- disturbance
- Island Biogeography Theory
- succession
- terrestial habitat islands
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT: Twenty native mammals have become extinct from Australia's rangelands in the last 200 years. That is not the end of the problem: unfortunately, declines in biodiversity continue across…Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- biodiversity conservation
- rangelands
- trends
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAs preferred sustainable landusers of the Australian rangelands, mining operations should legacy net environmental and community benefits in the regions in which they operate. The positive and…Publication Date 2002
- mining
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- Australia
- Olympic Dam mine
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordBiodiversity has gradually moved from the periphery of rangeland management twenty years ago to a position of greater prominence today. Despite greater acceptance of its importance, though, three…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- biodiversity
- management
- measurement
- Economic Value
- Australia
- Growing Recognition
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- livestock numbers
- flora
- funding
- land conservation
- monitoring
- Australia
- Ecojunction
- Patoralist
- Library Collection RecordThe need to preserve biodiversity in privately managed rangelands is acute and well recognised. The best way to achieve this is to introduce better landscape design and vegetation management in…Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- rangelands
- management
- ecosystems
- conservation (storage)
- landscape design
- Australia
- Central Australia
- Landholder Panel
- Pastoralists
- Library Collection RecordAssessing landscape function is now an established component of rangeland monitoring programs. In this paper, we focus on the spatial arrangement of  perennial vegetation patches as a readily…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- Processes
- livestock production
- biodiversity
- monitoring
- production
- conservation (storage)
- Australia
- Hyperspectral Data
- Landscape Function Analysis
- Leakiness Index
- Library Collection RecordA balanced view of the role trees play in grazing systems is required to improve landscape level management and planning. Producers are monitoring the value of retained native vegetation on their…Publication Date 2002
- rangelands
- grazing systems
- landscape
- management
- planning
- paddocks
- biodiversity
- Southern Queensland
- Library Collection RecordIf the landscape function paradigm is to fulfil expectations, then it must, by definition, make ecological sense at the landscape -scale, as distinct from the patch -scale, and thereby provide…Publication Date 2002
- landscape
- rangelands
- management
- ecosystems
- biodiversity
- indicators
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAn urgent need exists for the development of principles for the sustainable management of the savannas of northern Australia. Based on current and recent research we propose five principles for the…Publication Date 2002
- grazing management
- sustainability
- overgrazing
- biodiversity
- savannas
- Grass Layer
- Northern Australia
- prescribed fire
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not Available.Publication Date 2002
- projects
- Nature conservation
- cultural heritage
- sustainability
- land use planning
- biodiversity
- Southern Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- ecology
- projects
- biodiversity
- environmental management
- monitoring
- conservation (storage)
- grazing pressure
- South Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2002
- environmental management
- rangelands
- stakeholders
- conservation (storage)
- programmes
- Biophysics
- Leases
- biodiversity
- sustainability
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThis paper describes the progress towards developing a practical and cost effective alternative to the water trough currently used in extensive sheep operations. Though functional, troughs are not…Publication Date 2002
- water
- sheep
- rangelands
- Pests
- biodiversity
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Species diversity and community structure indices (richness, diversity and evenness) are typically derived from contemporary biological survey atlases to identify conservation areas or to…Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- conservation
- ecosystem ecology
- modelling
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordNatural products are becoming more important in modern-day society as man is moving away from synthetic products, which can be detrimental to the environment and human health. Scientific research on…Publication Date 2002
- Traditional healing
- Ethnobotany
- Amaryllidaceae
- Hyacinthaceae
- Bulbs
- medicinal plants
- biodiversity
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordMosaics of natural forest and grassland tracts in sub-Saharan Africa provide differences in woody species biodiversity. These mosaics are of considerable interest as they are a major biodiversity…Publication Date 2002
- biodiversity
- Shannon index
- tropical forest
- grassland
- burning
- spatial variability
- Uganda
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- management
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordGiven current population trends and projections in sub-Saharan Africa, it is anticipated that substantial intensification of agricultural cropland is certain within the next decades. In the absence…Publication Date 2002
- climate
- conservation
- Livelihoods
- socio-economic aspects
- ecology
- biodiversity
- legislation
- Communal areas
- subsistence agriculture
- sustainble development
- 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 RecordRange condition at sites of differing land-use intensity at a communal farm was assessed. Vegetation, soil and termite parameters were tested for their potential as indicators. The vegetation…Publication Date 2002
- desertification
- land degradation
- range condition assessment
- indicators
- soil fertility
- Termites
- biodiversity
- land-use intensity
- land use
- degradation
- rangeland condition
- communal farming
- Soil Condition
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPlant and bird species richness and abundance in two patches of native Acacia karroo and two patches of alien Prosopis species drainage line woodland in the southern Kalahari, South Africa, were…Publication Date 2002
- invasive plants
- Arid savanna
- Woodland structure
- bird communities
- diversity
- biodiversity
- vegetation dynamics
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2001-08-01
- plateaus
- mixed farming
- Ordos Plateau
- green banking
- arid lands
- land use
- biodiversity
- xerophytes
- wildlife
- China
- environmental protection
- sustainability
- rangelands
- range management
- 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 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 RecordAbstract. South Africa has an important responsibility to global biodiversity conservation, but a largely inadequate conservation area network for addressing this responsibility. This study employs a…Publication Date 2001
- biodiversity
- conservation
- savanna
- grasslands
- land use
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordWe investigated a variety of habitat characteristics along a land-use gradient in an attempt to determine which factors may have influenced the population decline of redwing francolin, Francolinus…Publication Date 2001
- grasslands
- grazing
- habitat
- redwing francolin
- pasture management
- birds
- ecology
- biodiversity
- fire
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummary * 1The influence of botanical composition on annual phytomass production of a semi-arid grassland in response to precipitation was tested with a 19-year experiment. Three compositional states…Publication Date 2001
- basal cover
- biodiversity
- plant production
- precipitation-use efficiency
- rainfall
- grasslands
- rangeland condition
- modelling
- runoff
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordInteractions between fire regime, dispersal strategies and patch structure were examined as key issues for the management of floristic composition of grasslands, through a model that simulates the…Publication Date 2001
- grasslands
- fire management
- fire frequency
- Dispersal strategies
- colonization
- simulation model
- grassland
- fire ecology
- management
- vegetation dynamics
- biodiversity
- modelling
- seeds
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordGlobal debates surrounding the management of natural resources in protected areas advocate greater involvement of local populations in order to maintain sustainable resource use and conserve…Publication Date 2001
- Botswana
- Livelihoods
- natural resources
- protected areas
- sustainability
- management
- national parks
- biodiversity
- socio-economic aspects
- 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 RecordSeveral studies in arid ecosystems have demonstrated that seedling establishment and survival were greater underneath the canopies of shrubs than in the open spaces between shrubs. These results led…Publication Date 2001
- mining
- Namaqualand
- revegetation
- seedling survival
- shrub canopies
- topsoil replacement
- transplanting
- biodiversity
- Phytosociology
- germination
- rehabilitation
- ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from…Publication Date 2000-02-01
- biogeochemical cycles
- desertification
- biographies
- decision making
- biodiversity
- cattle
- range management
- wildlife management
- Library Collection RecordThe rangelands of Western Australia cover about 85% of the state and include the sub-tropical savanna of the Kimberley, the semi arid and arid spinifex, the southern mulga shrublands and the…Publication Date 2000
- savannas
- Chenopodium
- ecosystems
- biodiversity
- Western Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- biodiversity
- shrubs
- Landholding systems
- projects
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordAbstract not available.Publication Date 2000
- rangeland soils
- biodiversity
- landscape
- Termites
- Decomposition
- nutrient cycling in ecosystems
- heterogeneity
- western New South Wales
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