The Succulent Karoo biome is a renowned centre of biodiversity and endemism in the arid winter rainfall region of South Africa that is threatened by climate change. On 20 permanently marked plots within a biodiversity observatory, species richness and cover were assessed annually from 2002 to 2017 during the growing season. We were interested, firstly, in whether the vegetation showed any trends in response to the strong decrease in grazing pressure, which occurred at the beginning of the monitoring period, and secondly, in the effect of seasonal climate on the vegetation. We analysed the responses of species richness and cover in four life forms to seasonal rainfall and the standardised precipitation–evapotranspiration index (SPEI) using l...
Southwestern Africa contains diverse biomes. The amount of the annual precipitation of this area has...
A plethora of researches have been done worldwide to determine and illustrate the effects of climate...
Rainfall is a key driver of ecosystem processes, especially vegetation dynamics, in semi-arid region...
The Succulent Karoo biome is a renowned centre of biodiversity and endemism in the arid winter rainf...
For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase ov...
For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase ov...
For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase ov...
Because vegetation change in arid ecosystems is slow, long-term data are essential to gain an unders...
Rainfall and grazing are primary drivers of vegetation composition in the Nama-Karoo. Increased rain...
In rangelands, grazing management is a main driver of rangeland condition. Due to masking effects of...
In rangelands, grazing management is a main driver of rangeland condition. Due to masking effects of...
Seasonal carbon and water relations were compared among seven tree or shrub wash woodland species in...
Because vegetation change in arid ecosystems is slow, long-term data are essential to gain an unders...
Concentration of grazer activity around watering points and stock posts has led to well-documented v...
For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase ov...
Southwestern Africa contains diverse biomes. The amount of the annual precipitation of this area has...
A plethora of researches have been done worldwide to determine and illustrate the effects of climate...
Rainfall is a key driver of ecosystem processes, especially vegetation dynamics, in semi-arid region...
The Succulent Karoo biome is a renowned centre of biodiversity and endemism in the arid winter rainf...
For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase ov...
For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase ov...
For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase ov...
Because vegetation change in arid ecosystems is slow, long-term data are essential to gain an unders...
Rainfall and grazing are primary drivers of vegetation composition in the Nama-Karoo. Increased rain...
In rangelands, grazing management is a main driver of rangeland condition. Due to masking effects of...
In rangelands, grazing management is a main driver of rangeland condition. Due to masking effects of...
Seasonal carbon and water relations were compared among seven tree or shrub wash woodland species in...
Because vegetation change in arid ecosystems is slow, long-term data are essential to gain an unders...
Concentration of grazer activity around watering points and stock posts has led to well-documented v...
For the winter-rainfall region of South Africa, the frequency of drought is predicted to increase ov...
Southwestern Africa contains diverse biomes. The amount of the annual precipitation of this area has...
A plethora of researches have been done worldwide to determine and illustrate the effects of climate...
Rainfall is a key driver of ecosystem processes, especially vegetation dynamics, in semi-arid region...