Viability of watering Portulacaria afra truncheons to facilitate restoration of subtropical thicket: Results from a nursery experiment and cost model
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.10.017
Abstract: Abstract Intensive goat farming has transformed more than a million hectares of subtropical thicket in South Africa from a dense closed-canopy shrubland into an open savanna-like system. Restoration of the degraded thicket landscapes can be… read more here.
Keywords: portulacaria afra; per month; restoration; subtropical thicket ... See more keywords
Review of the Underutilized Indigenous Portulacaria afra (Spekboom) as a Sustainable Edible Food Source
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DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13051206
Abstract: Southern Africa faces numerous challenges, such as increasing biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. Additionally, poor and vulnerable communities suffer from undernourishment and are food insecure. Therefore, Southern Africa must adopt inclusive, sustainable food systems that… read more here.
Keywords: underutilized indigenous; food; spekboom; portulacaria afra ... See more keywords
Automated mapping of Portulacaria afra canopies for restoration monitoring with convolutional neural networks and heterogeneous unmanned aerial vehicle imagery
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14219
Abstract: Ecosystem restoration and reforestation often operate at large scales, whereas monitoring practices are usually limited to spatially restricted field measurements that are (i) time- and labour-intensive, and (ii) unable to accurately quantify restoration success over… read more here.
Keywords: restoration; portulacaria afra; convolutional neural; restoration monitoring ... See more keywords
Regeneration dynamics of Portulacaria afra in restored succulent thicket of South Africa
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15081
Abstract: Introduction Over-grazing by livestock has resulted in the widespread degradation of South Africa’s succulent thicket ecosystems. This is characterised by a significant reduction in the cover of the dominant succulent shrub, Portulacaria afra. Because this… read more here.
Keywords: portulacaria afra; restored succulent; thicket; succulent thicket ... See more keywords