There is growing acknowledgement of the dependence of human society on ecosystem
services and of the fact that service delivery is being compromised by human impacts on …

Sustainability indicators based on local data provide a practical method to monitor progress
towards sustainable development. However, since there are many conflicting frameworks …

Arid regions globally have suffered ecological damage as European colonists have
displaced virtually all nomadic cultures over the past 300 years, exploiting grazing, fauna …

Given the growing popularity of indicators among policy‐makers to measure progress
toward conservation and sustainability goals, there is an urgent need to develop indicators …

The Succulent Karoo Biome covers an interrupted belt of unequal depth spanning the
coastal regions near Lüderitz (Namibia), Namaqualand (on and west of the Escarpment), the …

Synergies between biodiversity conservation objectives and ecosystem service
management were investigated in the Succulent Karoo biome (83,000 km 2) of South Africa …

Abstract Stable isotope ratios (13 C/12 C and 15 N/14 N) of South African Dorper lambs from
farms with different vegetation types were measured by isotope ratio mass spectrometry …

We document changes in rangeland during a prolonged drought in the arid Karoo.
Rangeland in this arid region is species-rich and dominated by a mixture of long-lived …

Arid and semi-arid landscapes often show a patchwork of bare and vegetated spaces. Their
heterogeneous patterns can be of natural origin, but may also indicate soil degradation. This …

This review article explores past, present and possible future drivers of change in Karoo
social-ecological systems. Biogeographically, the Karoo comprises the arid Succulent Karoo …