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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"woody vegetation change"”.
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Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa
… the impacts of elephants and other browsers on vegetation in large, open areas, less is known of their effects in restricted areas. The woody vegetation in Ithala Game Reserve, a fenced conservation area of almost 30 000 ha, was monitored annually from 1992 to 2000 to assess the impact of …
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How has woody vegetation changed in north-east Namibia in response to land use, climate and fire?
Bush encroachment or the thickening of woody vegetation is a phenomenon occurring throughout savannas, which tends to be more pronounced in small protected areas. The consequences of bush encroachment are often negative for the conservation of biodiversity, for the promotion of tourism and the …
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Spatio-temporal change in riparian woodlands of the Kruger National Park: drivers and implications
… in extent and possible drivers of riparian woody vegetation change. Aerial and satellite imagery (1936 to 2018) was used to measure changes in the extent of riparian woodland tree cover for 18 approx. 10 km long sites along five perennial and nine non-perennial rivers in KNP. This change was …
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Seventy years of changes in riverine woodland cover: Responses to elephants and human legacy effects in Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe
… is rising. Increasing development and land use change means that protected areas must restrict species to their boundaries to avoid human-wildlife conflict. Populations of species therefore no longer disperse, and overpopulation can occur. In southern African savanna systems, large populations …