Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Plant functional traits"
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Drought effects on the herbaceous community structure of transformed Mopaneveld
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Semi-arid Mopaneveld vegetation structure is driven by herbivory, fire, nutrients and rainfall variability. The floristically homogenous herbaceous layer is highly dynamic and dominated by forbs. Forb species contribute ... -
Herbaceous species diversity, redundancy and resilience of Mopaneveld across different land-uses
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Savanna ecosystems are under increasing arthropogenic pressure. In semi-arid Mopaneveld, few studies have aimed to quantify and evaluate the extent to which anthropogenic disturbances affect plant diversity and function ... -
Landscape functionality and plant diversity of grassland fragments along an urban–rural gradient in the Tlokwe Municipal area, South Africa
(North-West University, 2013)Urbanisation is an ever-growing global phenomenon which creates altered environments characterised by increased human habitation, exotic species, impermeable surfaces, artificial structures, landscape fragmentation, ...