African Journal of Range & Forage Science, Volume 31, Issue 2 (2014)

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Bush encroachment – changes, causes, consequences and cures

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Review Article
Bush encroachment in southern Africa: changes and causes
Tim G O'Connor, James R Puttick & M Timm Hoffman
Pages: 67-88
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
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Vegetation change in northern KwaZulu-Natal since the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879: local or global drivers?
Jennifer Russell & David Ward
Pages: 89-105
Published online: 25 Nov 2013
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A century of woody plant encroachment in the dry Kimberley savanna of South Africa
David Ward, M Timm Hoffman & Sarah J Collocott
Pages: 107-121
Published online: 06 Jun 2014
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The impact of land use on woody plant cover and species composition on the Grahamstown municipal commonage: implications for South Africa's land reform programme
James R Puttick, M Timm Hoffman & James Gambiza
Pages: 123-133
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
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The influence of South Africa's post-apartheid land reform policies on bush encroachment and range condition: a case study of Fort Beaufort's municipal commonage
James R Puttick, M Timm Hoffman & James Gambiza
Pages: 135-145
Published online: 26 Mar 2014
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Fire can suppress the development of macrophyllous thickets
Paul Gordijn & David Ward
Pages: 147-160
Published online: 12 Dec 2013
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The development of an expert system for arid rangeland management in central Namibia with emphasis on bush thickening
David Joubert, Ibo Zimmermann, Jens Fendler, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Friedrich P Graz, Nico Smit & M Timm Hoffman
Pages: 161-172
Published online: 16 Apr 2014
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Research Notes

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Response of Colophospermum mopane to different intensities of tree thinning in the Mopane Bushveld of southern Africa
Nico Smit
Pages: 173-177
Published online: 24 Apr 2014
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BECVOL 3: an expansion of the aboveground biomass quantification model for trees and shrubs to include the wood component
Nico Smit
Pages: 179-186
Published online: 18 Mar 2014
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