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
Scrub encroachment promotes biodiversity in temperate European wetlands under eutrophic conditions
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9445
Abstract: Abstract Wetlands are important habitats, often threatened by drainage, eutrophication, and suppression of grazing. In many countries, considerable resources are spent combatting scrub encroachment. Here, we hypothesize that encroachment may benefit biodiversity—especially under eutrophic conditions… read more here.
Keywords: soil moisture; encroachment; biodiversity; eutrophic conditions ... 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
Mechanisms, monitoring and modeling of shrub encroachment into grassland: a review
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DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2018.1478004
Abstract: ABSTRACT Shrub encroachment into arid and semi-arid grasslands has elicited extensive research attention worldwide under the background of climate change and increasing anthropogenic activities. Shrub encroachment may considerably impact local ecosystems and economies, including the… read more here.
Keywords: mechanisms monitoring; simulation shrub; monitoring modeling; encroachment ... See more keywords
Using consecutive prescribed fires to reduce shrub encroachment in grassland by increasing shrub mortality
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.13138
Abstract: Woody plant encroachment into open grasslands occurs worldwide and causes multiple ecological and management impacts. Prescribed fire could be used to conserve grassland habitat but often has limited efficacy because many woody plants resprout after… read more here.
Keywords: mortality; encroachment; grassland; cover ... See more keywords