Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Savanna"
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Myth-busting tropical grassy biome restoration
(Wiley, 2020)The historical focus in research and policy on forest restoration and temperate ecosystems has created misunderstandings for the restoration of tropical and subtropical old‐growth grassy biomes (TGB). Such misconceptions ... -
Observations of ozone formation in southern African savanna and grassland fire plumes
(Elsevier, 2020)Open biomass burning is one of the largest sources of aerosols and reactive trace gases into the atmosphere, having a significant effect on earth's radiative budget and air quality. Biomass burning degrades air quality by ... -
One savanna, many shapes: how bush control affects the woody layer in the southern Kalahari
(Elsevier, 2019)Bush thickening (shrub encroachment) is a major ecological and economic threat in southern African savannas. Different types and intensities of bush control (BC) are applied to counteract and mitigate bush thickening. ... -
Plant functional types differ between the grassland and savanna biomes along an agro-ecosystem disturbance gradient in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2017)Intensive, large-scale cultivation of food crops has led to major biodiversity loss worldwide due to fragmentation and degradation of remnant semi-natural habitat within agro-ecosystems. The response of vegetation to these ... -
Root-zone soil moisture variability across African savannas: from pulsed rainfall to land-cover switches
(Wiley, 2020)The main source of soil moisture variability in savanna ecosystems is pulsed rainfall. Rainfall pulsing impacts water‐stress durations, soil moisture switching between wet‐to‐dry and dry‐to‐wet states, and soil moisture ...