RESEARCH PAPERS

PJK Zacharias 

69

What does the new century offer range science in southern Africa?

Abstract

L Breebaart, TG O'Connor, JC Hughes, CD Morris and IA Rushworth 

75

The effects of topo-edaphic variables and cultivation on the woody vegetation of Weenen Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal

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BH Brockett 

93

Sampling efficiency for species composition assessments using the wheel-point method in a semi-arid savanna

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CGF Richter, HA Snyman and GN Smit 

103

The influence of tree density on the grass layer of three semi-arid savanna types of southern Africa

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I Zimmermann, FP Graz, MH Berry, NNT Imasiku, ND Muroua, MM Sibalatani and CS Sikopo

111

Quantified range condition assesssment of open Camelthorn savanna along a degradation gradient

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WN Ekaya and JI Kinyamario and CN Karue 

117

Abiotic and herbaceous vegetational characteristics of an arid rangeland in Kenya

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WN Ekaya and JI Kinyamario 

125

Production and decomposition of plant litter in an arid rangeland of Kenya

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AA Akingbade, IV Nsahlai and CD Morris 

131

Seasonal variation in forage quality and mimosine contents of two varieties of Leucaena leucocephala

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RESEARCH NOTES

PCV du Toit 

137

A study of animal production under different grazing regimes in the False Upper Karoo at Grootfontein

Abstract

PCV du Toit 

143

The relation between canopy spread cover and the aboveground available phytomass of Nama Karoo subshrubs and grasses

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