The impact of grazing along an environmental gradient in the Kamiesberg, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorHoffman, Timmen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Philippa Mary Levicken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:14:01Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:14:01Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-200).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Kamiesberg Mountain range, which is situated within the arid Succulent Karoo biome, South Africa, is internationally-recognised for its high conservation value and forms the study site for this project. The Kamiesberg is straddled by the Leliefontein communal area, which has been stocked for many years at twice the rate of the adjacent private rangelands. This presents an opportunity to test whether and how high stock numbers impact on vegetation. In the literature the drivers of rangeland ecology are discussed predominantly in the context of the equilibrium versus non-equilibrium debate, where density-dependent or climatic factors influence the vegetation respectively. Recent dissatisfaction with these paradigms has lead to the exploration of models better placed to incorporate the complex dynamics of rangelands.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAnderson, P. M. L. (2008). <i>The impact of grazing along an environmental gradient in the Kamiesberg, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6221en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAnderson, Philippa Mary Levick. <i>"The impact of grazing along an environmental gradient in the Kamiesberg, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6221en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAnderson, P. 2008. The impact of grazing along an environmental gradient in the Kamiesberg, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Anderson, Philippa Mary Levick AB - The Kamiesberg Mountain range, which is situated within the arid Succulent Karoo biome, South Africa, is internationally-recognised for its high conservation value and forms the study site for this project. The Kamiesberg is straddled by the Leliefontein communal area, which has been stocked for many years at twice the rate of the adjacent private rangelands. This presents an opportunity to test whether and how high stock numbers impact on vegetation. In the literature the drivers of rangeland ecology are discussed predominantly in the context of the equilibrium versus non-equilibrium debate, where density-dependent or climatic factors influence the vegetation respectively. Recent dissatisfaction with these paradigms has lead to the exploration of models better placed to incorporate the complex dynamics of rangelands. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - The impact of grazing along an environmental gradient in the Kamiesberg, South Africa TI - The impact of grazing along an environmental gradient in the Kamiesberg, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6221 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6221
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAnderson PML. The impact of grazing along an environmental gradient in the Kamiesberg, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6221en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titleThe impact of grazing along an environmental gradient in the Kamiesberg, South Africaen_ZA
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