Foliage acceptability to browsing ruminants in relation to seasonal changes in the leaf chemistry of woody plants in a South African savanna

Oecologia ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Cooper ◽  
Norman Owen-Smith ◽  
John P. Bryant
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Leaf Chemistry ◽  
African Savanna

Annual production fraction of aboveground biomass in relation to plant shrubbiness in savanna

Bothalia ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Rutherford
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Annual Production ◽  
African Savanna ◽  
Savanna Vegetation ◽  
Single Criterion

A new means of estimating the annual production fraction of aboveground biomass of woody plants along a full shrub-tree continuum in savanna is presented. A measure of shrubbiness was found to be quantitatively definable over a shrub-tree continuum, to closely relate to the annual production fraction and to provide a single criterion for defining shrub and tree forms in South African savanna vegetation. It is proposed that in South African savanna, shrubs be defined as perennial woody plants with an annual production fraction of greater than 10% and trees with that less than or equal to 10%.

Palatability of Woody Plants to Browsing Ruminants in a South African Savanna

Ecology ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman Owen-Smith ◽  
Susan M. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
African Savanna

scholarly journals Rapid recovery of ecosystem function following extreme drought in a South African savanna grassland

Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin R. Wilcox ◽  
Sally E. Koerner ◽  
David L. Hoover ◽  
Andrea K. Borkenhagen ◽  
Deron E. Burkepile ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Ecosystem Function ◽  
Extreme Drought ◽  
Rapid Recovery ◽  
African Savanna

scholarly journals Spatial vegetation patterns and neighborhood competition among woody plants in an East African savanna

Ecology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 478-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Dohn ◽  
David J. Augustine ◽  
Niall P. Hanan ◽  
Jayashree Ratnam ◽  
Mahesh Sankaran
Keyword(s):  
Woody Plants ◽  
Vegetation Patterns ◽  
East African ◽  
African Savanna ◽  
Neighborhood Competition

scholarly journals Herbaceous Forage and Selection Patterns by Ungulates across Varying Herbivore Assemblages in a South African Savanna

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e82831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Christina Treydte ◽  
Sabine Baumgartner ◽  
Ignas M. A. Heitkönig ◽  
Catharina C. Grant ◽  
Wayne M. Getz
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
African Savanna
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