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   Impact of goat browsing on Aloe ferox in a South African savanna

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: L Breebaart R Bhikraj TG O'Connor

   The extent and impact of the utilisation of Aloe ferox by Boer goats during winter in a South African savanna was determined using a plant-based approach. All Aloe plants rooted within the transects were eaten by goats, with small plants...

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   Vegetation dynamics after experimental fire disturbance in the arid Succulent Karoo, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Helga van der Merwe --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON): Arid Lands Node, South Africa Sebataolo Rahlao --- Invasives Monitoring and Reporting, South Africa Liesel Hein --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa

   Disturbance by fire in the Succulent Karoo is rare but fire events could increase as a result of an increase in grassiness (alien and indigenous species). This study assessed the effects of fire eight years after an experimentally induced burn...

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