The study was aimed at reviewing literature related to traditional mopane production as well
as exploring the potential for diapause termination to allow for continuous year-round …

Climate is widely assumed to be the primary process that limits the distribution ranges of
plants. Yet, savannas have vegetation not at equilibrium with climate, instead its structure …

Urbanization and scarce income-earning opportunities have led to increasing
commercialization of non-timber forest products in southern Africa, including the nutritious …

Insights on current research and recent developments in understanding global savanna
systems Increasingly recognized as synonymous with tropical grassy biomes, savannas are …

The expansion of woody species into grasslands has altered community structure and
ecosystem function of grasslands worldwide. In tallgrass prairie of the Central Great Plains …

A quantitative description of woody plant communities that aimed at aiding studies on grass–
tree competition interactions, bush encroachment and estimation of food to browser …

Data on the extent of feral camel damage on trees and shrubs in inland Australia are scarce,
and there is currently no universally accepted theoretical framework for predicting the impact …

We may be able to estimate indirectly the role of insects in ecological processes, but without
a good 21 knowledge of the identity and life history of the species involved, our conclusions …

The larvae of speckled emperor moths (Gynanisa maja) are important plant defoliators in
savanna ecosystems of southern Africa and a valuable food resource for indigenous …

This chapter reviews the theory and data relating to the growth rates of woody plants in
savanna ecosystems. Growth rates are a key component of theories that aim to explain the …