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Bush encroachment dynamics and rangeland management implications in southern Ethiopia

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Ecology and Evolution"

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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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Ecology and Evolution"

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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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Ecosystem services"

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

Rethinking livestock encroachment at a protected area boundary

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America"

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403655121

Abstract: Significance Protected areas borderlands are often hotspots of human–wildlife conflicts. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve (MMNR), cattle frequently enter the reserve to graze. This “livestock encroachment” has been believed to cause wildlife declines in… read more here.

Keywords: encroachment protected; livestock encroachment; encroachment; protected area ... See more keywords

Mechanisms, monitoring and modeling of shrub encroachment into grassland: a review

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "International Journal of Digital Earth"

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

Tick infestation of birds in grasslands experiencing woody plant encroachment in the United States Great Plains

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Journal of Medical Entomology"

DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaf072

Abstract: Abstract Woody plant encroachment is one of the largest threats to grasslands of the US Great Plains. Its spread, mainly due to fire suppression, affects entire ecosystems, including arthropod vectors, bird communities, and the ecology… read more here.

Keywords: infestation; great plains; encroachment; plant encroachment ... See more keywords
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Using consecutive prescribed fires to reduce shrub encroachment in grassland by increasing shrub mortality

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Restoration Ecology"

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

Evaluation of desert encroachment and atmospheric warming southwards of Nigeria

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "F1000Research"

DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.157608.1

Abstract: Nigeria is located south of the Sahara and is confronted with rapid desertification, with severe impacts in northern Nigeria with signs of desert encroachment and atmospheric warming southward of Nigeria. Therefore, this study assessed the… read more here.

Keywords: temperature; atmospheric warming; encroachment atmospheric; encroachment ... See more keywords