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- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- grazing intensity
- quality
- forage
- phenology
- life cycle
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- nutritive value
- grassland management
- forage
- carrying capacity
- steppes
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Objectives: To (1) assess the strength of evidence for the role of termites in vegetation heterogeneity in African savannas, and (2) identify the mechanisms by which termites induce such…Publication Date 2010
- Banded vegetation
- Bush encroachment
- desertification
- Fertility islands
- fire
- herbivory
- Spotted vegetation
- savanna
- Ants
- invertebrates
- Termites
- ecosystem ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Great Fish River Reserve (GFRR), in the Eastern Cape, has proved to be particularly suitable for the black rhinoceros that have been introduced over the past 20 years. In captivity, these animals…Publication Date 2010
- black rhinoceros
- Browse Species
- diet
- ABTS
- DPPH
- FRAP
- Folin-Ciocalteau
- disease
- diet selection
- ecosystem ecology
- national parks
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1. The coexistence of leguminous trees and C4 grasses in many African savannas forces competition between these two distinct plant life-forms. The nature of tree - grass coexistence and the…Publication Date 2010
- vegetation dynamics
- soil nitrogen
- fertilizer
- C4 grasses
- African Acacia
- competition
- grass
- nitrogen fixation
- nodule
- Phosphate
- savanna
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordLivestock production contributes to the livelihoods of the Ethiopian people; however, the productivity of the livestock subsector in the highlands is low due to malnutrition. Therefore, this study…Publication Date 2010
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2010
- Dairy cattle
- grazing systems
- forage
- animal production
- Feed grasses
- grassland management
- cultivation
- Farms
- monitoring
- agricultural extension
- Library Collection RecordDescription not available.Publication Date 2010
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFire is important for the maintenance and conservation of African savanna ecosystems, and prescribed fire is used in the Sudanian savanna-woodlands of West Africa as a forest management tool. Yet,…Publication Date 2010
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordInvertebrate diversity is seldom included in conservation assessments, primarily because information is lacking. Broad surveys may be too costly, difficult or ineffective. Here we assess a '…Publication Date 2010
- conservation planning
- inventory
- quantified method
- species accumulation
- temporal effect
- invertebrates
- ecosystem ecology
- savanna
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1. Through their effects on plant communities, herbivores can exert strong direct and indirect effects on savanna ecosystems and have the potential to create and maintain savanna landscape…Publication Date 2010
- grazing
- savanna
- herbivores
- ecosystem ecology
- vegetation dynamics
- cattle
- game
- cattle - wildlife interactions
- ecological legacies
- facilitation
- foraging behaviour
- landscape heterogeneity
- pastoralism
- plant - herbivore interactions
- rangeland
- succession
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAtmospheric CO2 has more than doubled since the last glacial maximum (LGM) and could double again within this century, largely due to anthropogenic activity. It has been suggested that low [CO2]…Publication Date 2010
- elevated CO2
- fire
- Last Glacial Maximum
- Root
- savanna
- starch
- carbon dioxide
- climate change
- grasslands
- fire ecology
- elevated CO2
- management
- plant autecology
- plant community ecology
- plant production
- Africa
- Library Collection Record2009, Springer, PO Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 274 pages, hardcover, ISBN 978-1-4020-8935-0. Price €139.95Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection Record1-Jul-09Publication Date 2009
- forage
- grazing
- range management
- Arizona
- Library Collection Record2009, Springer, PO Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 158 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-90-481-2525-8. Price €69.95Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection Record2009, Springer, 233 Spring Street, New York, USA, 418 pages, hardcover, ISBN 978-0-387-87491-3. Price €79.95Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- nomadism
- pastoral society
- yaks
- income
- pastoralism
- religion
- education
- snow
- damage
- pastures
- losses
- environmental degradation
- Modernization
- state intervention
- Emergency relief
- forage
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- ecology
- forage
- grasslands
- nutritive value
- soil
- soil fertility
- nitrogen
- potassium
- phosphorus
- field experimentation
- potassium
- Library Collection RecordDescription not available.Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDryland degradation (in other words, desertification) is defined for the purposes of this paper as a persistent decrease in the capacity of an arid or semiarid ecosystem to supply a range of services…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordTrue intestinal digestibility of dry matter (DM), rumen-undegraded dietary protein (UDP) and amino acids of cowpea, silverleaf desmodium and Brachystegia spiciformis (musasa) were estimated. The true…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordDespite significant attention paid to desertification and climate change in the last few decades, interactions between the phenomena, as well as implications thereof, have received less of a focus.…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordEditorialPublication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Namibian rangelands consist of a mixture of herbaceous and woody components. The main source of income is from farming systems with grass production the predominant source of forage. For…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFor many years, rangeland monitoring has mainly been the field of scientists, academics and extension workers trying to fine-tune methods to assess the condition of rangelands. Frameworks and…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPresentation and Discussion Notes from the Third Roundtable: May 28, 2009Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Senegal
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- rangelands
- vegetation
- forage
- density
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- grasslands
- Feed grasses
- breeding
- legumes
- genetic resources
- regeneration
- seeds
- genetic variation
- Poaceae
- Leguminosae
- rangelands
- forage
- yields
- regeneration
- Poaceae
- Leguminosae
- Poaceae
- Leguminosae
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- rangeland soils
- vegetation
- Cover plants
- forage
- production
- density
- vegetation
- production
- Library Collection Record
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Description not available.Publication Date 2009- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSmallholder dairy farmers in Natural Region II, especially in Chikwaka Communal Area, adopted Acacia angustissima, Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena leucocephala in the 1995/96 season as…Publication Date 2009
- dairy
- Fodder
- small-holder
- Tree
- yields
- plant production
- communal farming
- animal nutrition
- forage quality
- fodder production
- soils
- management
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPrimary energy extraction patterns by livestock under agropastoralism and ranching were investigated by the bite count method in semiarid south-eastern Kenya. Sward biomass for optimal energy intake…Publication Date 2009
- agropastoralism
- energy intake
- ranching
- livestock
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
- pastoralism
- diet selection
- grazing
- management
- animal production
- Kenya
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Recent IPCC projections suggest that Africa will be subject to particularly severe changes in atmospheric conditions. How the vegetation of Africa and particularly the grassland-savanna-…Publication Date 2009
- adaptive vegetation modelling
- aDGVM
- climate change
- demographic model
- DGVM
- fire
- process-based model
- savanna
- vegetation distribution
- grasslands
- modelling
- fire ecology
- disturbance
- carbon dioxide
- ecosystem ecology
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Sudan
- animal husbandry
- forage
- grassland management
- rangelands
- sandy soils
- clay soils
- Sudan
- Library Collection RecordTwo types of desertification professionals are typically characterised?the scientist and the policy-maker. After many years of efforts to combat desertification and promote sustainable land…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordBy its nature, combating desertification is a complex, multidisciplinary activity that requires coordinated responses at a multitude of levels spanning both scientific disciplines and government…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study investigated the impact of rainfall and herbivory by indigenous herbivores over five years (2004?2008) on the vegetation of the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve (SWR), a 54 000 ha privately owned…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe mediterranean ecosystems of the world harbor exceptional biodiversity, and factors such as livestock grazing which may negatively affect biodiversity are of global concern. The mediterranean…Publication Date 2009
- rangelands
- rangeland condition
- vegetation dynamics
- grazing
- biodiversity
- livestock
- commercial agriculture
- communal farming
- Karoo
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordFoliage of Ziziphus mucronata (buffalo thorn) was collected during the spring, summer and autumn. The chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of organic matter (IVDOM) of these samples were…Publication Date 2009
- chemical composition
- in vitro digestibility
- Mineral Composition
- forage quality
- nutrition
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPteronia paniculata is an indigenous, unpalatable shrub that invades mismanaged Karooveld, resulting in degraded rangelands with low species diversity and grazing potential. We conducted a series of…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- Lucerne
- productivity
- height
- rangelands
- grazing lands
- Introduced varieties
- forage
- irrigation
- nickel
- alfalfa
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- ecology
- environmental factors
- rangelands
- grazing lands
- pastures
- environmental protection
- Nature conservation
- Feed grasses
- forage
- yields
- climatic data
- rain
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- pastures
- grasslands
- ruminants
- Dry matter content
- forage
- feeds
- grazing
- grazing intensity
- Library Collection RecordPublication Date 2009
- animal feeding
- grassland management
- rangelands
- nutritive value
- chemical composition
- grazing lands
- Feed grasses
- energy
- forage
- Festuca
- Trifolium
- animal husbandry
- Festuca
- Trifolium
- Festuca
- Trifolium
- Library Collection RecordLittle is known about the grass species type, composition and nutritive value in the semiarid savannas that sustain most of Swaziland's cattle population through the seven-month-long dry season…Publication Date 2009
- cumulative gas production
- organic matter degradability
- ruminant livestock
- tropical grass species
- nutrition
- cattle
- grasslands
- savanna
- grazing
- soils
- forage quality
- Swaziland
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated the variation of the concentration of mimosine in Leucaena forage with season, the time of defoliation and dehydration. Fresh samples were collected randomly from Leucaena…Publication Date 2009
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordIn this study, we present a stochastic landscape modeling approach that has the power to transfer and integrate existing information on vegetation dynamics and hydrological processes from the small…Publication Date 2009
- modelling
- vegetation dynamics
- landscape ecology
- hydrology
- commercial agriculture
- subsistence agriculture
- grazing
- plant production
- runoff
- drought
- rainfall
- management
- Namibia
- Africa
- Library Collection RecordSummaryOver 1,200 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) have been identified in Africa, each meeting at least one of four objective criteria that identify it as an area of high conservation importance for…Publication Date 2009
- 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 RecordThe adoption of conservation agriculture (CA), based on minimal soil movement, permanent soil cover with crop residues or growing plants and crop rotation has advanced rapidly in the Americas and…Publication Date 2009
- conservation agriculture
- infiltration
- water use efficiency
- erosion
- Soil moisture relations
- soil moisture
- Soil Condition
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Africa
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