Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Species richness"
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Composition and diversity of Mopaneveld herbaceous vegetation : an exclosure experiment
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The herbaceous vegetation layer of the semi-arid Mopaneveld savanna possess a distinctive homogeneity and is highly dynamic in its response to disturbances such as herbivory. Understanding how this ecosystem reacts to ... -
Herbaceous plant diversity responses to various treatments of fire and herbivory in sodic patches of a semiarid riparian ecosystem
(2014)Understanding relationships between large herbivores and plant species diversity in dynamic riparian zones, and more specifically sodic zones, is critical to biodiversity conservation. Sodic patches form an integral part ... -
Potential of Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for management of Helopeltis spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) and Pseudotheraptus wayi (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in cashew in Tanzania
(North-West University, 2013)Cashew, Anacardium occidentale Linnaeus, is an economically important cash crop for more than 300,000 rural households in Tanzania. Its production is, however, severely constrained by infestation by sap-sucking insects ...