Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Savanna"
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Arthropod and plant diversity in maize agro-ecosystems of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Agricultural intensification in the twentieth century has led to rapid biodiversity decreases on farmland. In sub-Saharan Africa, where rapid population increases and high direct dependence on natural resources coincide, ... -
Arthropod and plant diversity of maize agro–ecosystems in the grassland and savanna biomes of South Africa
(2014)Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important grain crop in the country. Approximately 12 million tons of maize grain is produced annually on approximately 2.5 million ha of land. However, increased farming intensity can lead ... -
A comparison of bioinformatic workflows for herbivore dietary analysis using a DNA metabarcoding approach
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Dietary analysis based on faecal DNA metabarcoding is dependent on the taxonomic coverage and quality of records available in DNA barcode reference databases, as well as the subsequent choice of bioinformatics pipeline to ... -
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 ... -
Plant and arthropod diversity of maize agro–ecosystems in the Highveld and Lowveld regions of South Africa
(North-West University, 2011)Surveys of plant and selected insect species was conducted in Highveld and Lowveld agro–ecosystems of four provinces of South Africa, namely North–West, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu–Natal and Limpopo. The objectives of the study ...