Browsing by Subject "species richness"
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Browsing intensity of herbaceous forbs across a semi-arid savanna catenal sequence
(Elsevier, 2015)Ecological models to explain savanna heterogeneity and functioning weakly represent herbaceous forbs, which inevitably created knowledge gaps regarding the diversity and ecology of forbs. Forbs constitute over 70% of ... -
Patterns of plant species richness of temperate and tropical grassland in South Africa
(National Botanic Garden of Belgium and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium, 2011)Background and aims - The grasslands of southern Africa are threatened by habitat transformation and invasive alien species. However, the resultant plant species loss per unit area cannot be quantified, as the true richness ... -
Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Although reptile diversity in Africa is high, it is poorly represented in Angola, with just 257 species known. Despite its greater surface area and habitat diversity Angola has significantly lower lacertid lizard diversity ...