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A classification of East African rangeland. 2. The water balance as a guide to site potential.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Woodhead, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An annual index of water availability, expressing the amount of mean total precipitation available for transpiration by plants as a percentage of the ...

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Effect of pyric herbivory on source-sink dynamics in grassland birds.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Davis, C. A. & Churchwell, R. T. & Fuhlendorf, S. D. & Engle, D. M. & Hovick, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grasslands world-wide provide a host of ecosystem services. In particular, these grasslands serve as biodiversity repositories for a myriad of imperil...

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Arboreality increases reptile community resistance to disturbance from livestock grazing.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Neilly, H. & Nordberg, E. J. & VanDerWal, J. & Schwarzkopf, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Domestic livestock grazing directly alters ground-level habitat but its effects on arboreal habitat are poorly known. Similarly, the response to grazi...

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Regulation of shrub dynamics by native browsing ungulates on East African rangeland.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Augustine, D. J. & McNaughton, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Herbivores, edaphic features and fire are primary factors regulating the balance between woody and herbaceous vegetation in savannas. Many observation...

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Identifying relationships between multi-scale social-ecological factors to explore ungulate health in a western Kazakhstan rangeland.

Published online: 20 Jan 2022

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Khanyari, M. & Robinson, S. & Morgan, E. R. & Salemgareyev, A. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Blog

In this study, various methods were done to understand what factors affect both saiga and livestock health in Ural, Kazakhstan. Parasite egg count in ...

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Effects of rain, sheep and tephritid flies on seed production of two arid Karoo shrubs in South Africa.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Milton, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The density of Pteronia pallens (Asteraceae), a shrub toxic to sheep, increased in Karoo rangeland at the expense of a congeneric palatable shrub, P. ...

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Land degradation in South Africa: justice and climate change in tension.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Mani, S. & Osborne, C. P. & Cleaver, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Land degradation is a global problem impacting biodiversity and livelihoods, with profound effects on resource-based livelihoods. As such, it impedes ...

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Quantifying the grazing impacts associated with different herbivores on rangelands.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Albon, S. D. & Brewer, M. J. & O'Brien, S. & Nolan, A. J. & Cope, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rangelands, produced by grazing herbivores, are important for a variety of agricultural, hunting, recreation and conservation objectives world-wide. T...

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Comparing biodiversity between protected areas and adjacent rangeland in xeric succulent thicket, South Africa: arthropods and reptiles.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Fabricius, C. & Burger, M. & Hockey, P. A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although it is widely assumed that protected areas conserve species that would not survive elsewhere, this assumption is seldom tested. The aim of the...

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Navigating uncertainty: managing herbivore communities enhances savanna ecosystem resilience under climate change.

Published online: 19 Jun 2024

Authors: Irob, K. & Blaum, N. & Tietjen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Savannas are characterized by water scarcity and degradation, making them highly vulnerable to increased uncertainties in water availability resulting...

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