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The influence of tree thinning on the establishment of herbaceous plants in a semi-arid savanna of southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: G.N. Smit F.G. RethmanThe investigation was conducted on an area covered by a dense stand of Colophospermum mopane. Seven plots (65 m × 180 m) were subjected to different intensities of tree thinning, ranging from a totaly cleared plot (0%) to plots thinned... -
Seedling recruitment of Colophospermum mopane on the Highveld of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Mlambo --- Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, Zimbabwe P. Nyathi --- Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, ZimbabweFactors controlling seedling recruitment of Colophospermum mopane (Kirk ex. Benth) Kirk ex. J. Leonard were investigated on the high veld of Zimbabwe. Seed germination and seedling survival and growth were monitored under canopy and outside canopy microhabitats for a period... -
Response of Colophospermum mopane to different intensities of tree thinning in the Mopane Bushveld of southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Nico Smit --- Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, South AfricaIn the Mopane Bushveld, Colophospermum mopane is viewed as a threat due to its ability to suppress the herbaceous layer. The objective of this study was to investigate the re-establishment of C. mopane over a 19-year period on seven plots... -
Distribution of Lilian's Lovebirds in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tiwonge I Mzumara --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Michael R Perrin --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaLilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae is regarded as a mopane Colophospermum mopane woodland specialist. Its global population is sparse and is spread along the Zambezi valley with little known about its current distribution and status. We explored the current distribution of... -
Characteristics of roost cavities used by Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae in Liwonde National Park, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tiwonge I Mzumara --- Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, School of Life Sciences, South Africa Michael R Perrin --- Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, School of Life Sciences, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, School of Life Sciences, South AfricaLilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae is a non-excavating cavity user of mopane Colophospermum mopane woodlands. We investigated roost characteristics of Lilian's Lovebirds in Liwonde National Park, Malawi. We quantified tree and roost site variables for roost and non-roost trees. Sixty-six roosts... -
Effects of pruning on the concentration of secondary metabolites in Colophospermum mopane leaves
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rudzani A Makhado --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa Martin J Potgieter --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa Wilmien J Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaColophospermum mopane, commonly known as mopane, produces secondary metabolites during the growing season. However, there is still insufficient knowledge on the quantity of secondary metabolites and the effect of browsers on the concentration of secondary metabolites. A pruning experiment was...