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  1. Digital soil mapping enables informed decision-making to conserve soils within protected areas

    Digital soil mapping enables informed decision-making to conserve soils within protected areas

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- North-West University, South Africa Johan van Tol --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    Protected areas are regarded as pristine land, but often they require rehabilitation and effective management to prevent increased land degradation. Soil management should be based on soil maps, which are difficult to create in protected areas due to their large...
  2. Highly variable breeding phenology in an arid region colonial cooperative breeder, the Sociable Weaver <em>Philetairus socius</em>

    Highly variable breeding phenology in an arid region colonial cooperative breeder, the Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Pietro B D’Amelio --- Université Paris-Saclay and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, France Nicolas J Silva --- , France Liliana R Silva --- University of Porto, Portugal André C Ferreira --- University of Zurich, Switzerland Franck Theron --- University of Porto, Portugal Claire Doutrelant --- , France Rita Covas --- University of Porto, Portugal
    Describing breeding phenology (the timings of reproductive events) is central for studying individual fitness and population dynamics. While fundamental differences in breeding strategies between different biomes (e.g. tropics and temperate regions) have long been identified, detailed descriptions based on long-term...