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Refinement of a model describing forage production, animal production and profitability as a function of bush density in the false thornveld of the eastern cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: G.C. Stuart‐Hill --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply (Eastern Cape Region),An existing model describing the influence of Aeacia karroo density on forage production, animal production and profitability is reviewed and amended to introduce recent research results. -
Kill your enemies and eat them with the help of your toxins: an algal strategy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: E GranéliPrymnesium spp. have been shown to kill both their grazers and other algal species, by producing allelopathic compounds. Killing nutrient-competing phytoplankton species enables Prymnesium to freely utilise limiting resources. Mixotrophy, i.e. the ability to ingest bacteria, other algae, and potential... -
Water location, piospheres and a review of evolution in African ruminants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JF Derry AJ DougillThe main radiation of large mammalian herbivores in Africa took place in the Pliocene–Pleistocene, when a long-term trend towards aridification promoted grasslands and the diversification of ruminant grazers. Traditional models of this evolution identify habitat fragmentation in response to climate... -
Kelp forests in False Bay: urchins vs macroalgae in South Africa’s southwest coast biogeographical transition zone
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K Morris --- , South Africa LK Blamey --- , South AfricaKelp forests along South Africa's southwest coast occur in a region of biogeographical overlap. Commonly referred to as transition-zone kelp forests, these dynamic ecosystems are particularly susceptible to grazing from species such as urchins. This study explores relationships between urchins... -
A review of the responses of medium- to large-sized African mammals to fire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Willem A Nieman --- , South Africa Brian W van Wilgen --- , South Africa Frans GT Radloff --- , South Africa Alison J Leslie --- , South AfricaAn improved understanding of how fire affects African mammals is important for the management of both fire regimes and mammal populations. The response of mammals (>5 kg) to fire was reviewed to identify habitat preferences, and to inform fire management...