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The use of degradation gradients for the assessment and ecological interpretation of range condition

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Pages 138-146 | Accepted 30 Aug 1991, Published online: 29 Oct 2010

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Nelmarie Saayman, Craig Morris & Hannes Botha. (2016) Livestock grazing has minimal effect on the species richness and diversity of semi-arid shrubland in the Western Little Karoo, South Africa. African Journal of Range & Forage Science 33:4, pages 225-233.
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C.R. Hurt & O.J.H. Bosch. (1991) A comparison of some range condition assessment techniques used in southern African grasslands. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa 8:4, pages 131-137.
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Stephan Getzin. (2005) The suitability of the degradation gradient method in arid Namibia. African Journal of Ecology 43:4, pages 340-351.
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Craig D. James. (2003) Response of vertebrates to fenceline contrasts in grazing intensity in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia. Austral Ecology 28:2, pages 137-151.
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W. G. DÖrgeloh. (2001) Assessment of veld conditions with multivariate techniques in mixed bushveld, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology 37:2, pages 194-201.
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M.H. Friedel. (1997) Discontinuous change in arid woodland and grassland vegetation along gradients of cattle grazing in central Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 37:1, pages 145-164.
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F.P Jordaan, L.C Biel & P.I.M du Plessis. (1997) A comparison of five range condition assessment techniques used in the semi-arid western grassland biome of southern Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 35:4, pages 665-671.
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S.J. Steenekamp & O.J.H. Bosch. (1995) Construction and evaluation of condition assessment and grazing capacity models for use in grazing management in the Eastern Mixed Bushveld of southern Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 30:3, pages 351-360.
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W.R.J. Dean, M.T. Hoffinan, M.E. Meadows & S.J. Milton. (1995) Desertification in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa: review and reassessment. Journal of Arid Environments 30:3, pages 247-264.
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S.J. Steenekamp & O.J.H. Bosch. (1995) The influence of rainfall on vegetation composition in different conditional states. Journal of Arid Environments 30:2, pages 185-190.
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F.P. Jordaan, O.J.H. Bosch, M. Postma & A.S. de Beer. (1995) The Potch vegetation management system:the influence on vegetation condition. Journal of Arid Environments 29:3, pages 403-411.
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Suzanne J. Milton & W. Richard J. Dean. (1995) South Africa's arid and semiarid rangelands: Why are they changing and can they be restored?. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 37:1-3, pages 245-264.
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W. R. J. Dean, S. J. Milton & M. A. Du Plessis. (1995) Where, why, and to what extent have rangelands in the Karoo, South Africa, desertified. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 37:1-3, pages 103-110.
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