Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on ecosystem structure, function and agricultural productivity in semi-arid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa

Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on ecosystem structure, function and agricultural productivity in semi-arid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa

Thesis (MScConEcol (Conservation Ecology and Entomology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: I evaluated the impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on ecological structure, function and agricultural productivity in heavily grazed Nama Karoo rangeland on two sheep farms near...

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Main Author: Ndhlovu, Thabisisani
Other Authors: Esler, Karen J.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2011
Subjects:
Prosopis > South Africa > Beaufort West Region
Mesquite > South Africa > Beaufort West Region
Plant invasion > South Africa > Beaufort West Region
Nama Karoo
Rangeland vegetation > Effect of invasion on > South Africa > Beaufort West Region
Rangeland vegetation > Effect of clearing on > South Africa > Beaufort West Region
Indigenous species > South Africa > Beaufort West Region
Agricultural productivity > South Africa > Beaufort West Region
Dissertations > Conservation ecology and entomology
Theses > Conservation ecology and entomology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6751

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http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6751

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