African Journal of Range & Forage Science, Volume 37, Issue 1 (2020)

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Droughts in South African savannas

Guest Editorial

Editorial
Special Issue: Drought in South African savannas
William Bond, Justin du Toit & Johan Malherbe
Pages: iii-v
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Research Articles

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Recent droughts in the Kruger National Park as reflected in the extreme climate index
Johan Malherbe, Izak PJ Smit, Konrad J Wessels & Philip J Beukes
Pages: 1-17
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Could drought constrain woody encroachers in savannas?
Madelon F Case, Benjamin J Wigley, Corli Wigley-Coetsee & A Carla Staver
Pages: 19-29
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Locally high, but regionally low: the impact of the 2014–2016 drought on the trees of semi-arid savannas, South Africa
AM Swemmer
Pages: 31-42
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Grass community responses to drought in an African savanna
C Wigley-Coetsee & AC Staver
Pages: 43-52
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Forb community responses to an extensive drought in two contrasting land-use types of a semi-arid Lowveld savanna
F Siebert, J Klem & H Van Coller
Pages: 53-64
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Megaherbivore response to droughts under different management regimes: lessons from a large African savanna
Izak PJ Smit, Mike JS Peel, Sam M Ferreira, Cathy Greaver & Danie J Pienaar
Pages: 65-80
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Drought amnesia: lessons from protected areas in the eastern Lowveld of South Africa
Mike JS Peel & Izak P Smit
Pages: 81-92
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Effect of drought on communal livestock farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
S Vetter, VL Goodall & R Alcock
Pages: 93-106
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Drought challenges for nature tourism in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve in the eastern region of South Africa
Tamzyn Smith & Jennifer M Fitchett
Pages: 107-117
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Observations on the natural history of a savanna drought
Izak PJ Smit & William J Bond
Pages: 119-136
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Drought: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
By Benjamin I Cook, 2019, Columbia University Press, 61 West 62 Street, New York, NY 10023, United States, pp 232, ISBN: 9780231176897 (paperback), price: $40.00/₤34.00 ISBN: 9780231176880 (hardcover), price: $120.00/₤100.00 ISBN: 9780231548908 (eBook), price: $39.99/₤34.00
Jennifer M Fitchett
Pages: 137-138
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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Desertification: Past, Current and Future Trends
By Victor R Squires and Ali Ariapour (Editors), 2018, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, United States 269 pages, ISBN 978-1-53614-212-9 (hardcover), price US$ 145.00 (approximately R2 150.00)
M Timm Hoffman
Pages: 139-140
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
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