Bush encroachment dynamics and rangeland management implications in southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4621
Abstract: Abstract Rangelands in southern Ethiopia have been undergoing a rapid regime shift from herbaceous to woody plant dominance in the past decades, reducing indigenous plant biodiversity, altering ecosystem function, and threatening subsistence pastoralism. Despite significant… read more here.
Keywords: bush encroachment; southern ethiopia; rangeland management; encroachment ... See more keywords
The economics of landscape restoration: Benefits of controlling bush encroachment and invasive plant species in South Africa and Namibia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.11.021
Abstract: Bush encroachment and alien plant invasions alter the composition and/or balance of species in natural ecosystems and impact biodiversity, land productivity and water availability. Therefore, the appropriate control and management of bush encroachment and alien… read more here.
Keywords: plant; bush encroachment; restoration; encroachment ... See more keywords
Ecological implications of bush encroachment on foraging behavior of dairy cows and goats at SUA farm, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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DOI: 10.17138/tgft(6)169-176
Abstract: The study was carried out at SUA Magadu Farm to investigate the influence of bush encroachment in a native rangeland on foraging behavior and grazing distribution of dairy cows and goats. Characterization of bush in… read more here.
Keywords: farm; bush encroachment; dairy cows; time ... See more keywords