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African Journal of Range & Forage Science Volume 39, 2022 - Issue 1: Friend or Foe? Lessons from a century of evidence-based fire management in grassy ecosystems
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Long-term frequent fires do not decrease topsoil carbon and nitrogen in an Afromontane grassland

Nicola Findlay1 Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;2 Soil Fertility & Analytical Services, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alan Manson2 Soil Fertility & Analytical Services, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa;6 School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Joris PGM Cromsigt1 Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;4 Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden;5 Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8632-9469
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Paul Gordijn3 South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), Grasslands, Forests and Wetlands Node, Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0580-3107
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Cathy Nixon2 Soil Fertility & Analytical Services, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Max Rietkerk1 Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2698-3848
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Guy Thibaud2 Soil Fertility & Analytical Services, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Martin J Wassen1 Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9735-2103
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Mariska te Beest1 Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;3 South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), Grasslands, Forests and Wetlands Node, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa;5 Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-4105
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Pages 44-55 | Received 05 Jul 2021, Accepted 07 Dec 2021, Published online: 15 Feb 2022

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Paul J. Gordijn & Timothy G. O’Connor. (2023) The “eco-story” of a mountain range: the development of Socio-Ecological Disturbance Regimes in the northern Drakensberg and consequences for grassland-plant diversity. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 78:1-2, pages 17-28.
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Craig D Morris, Danvir R Ramesar & Richard J Burgdorf. (2022) Associative nitrogen fixation could be common in South African mesic grassland. African Journal of Range & Forage Science 0:0, pages 1-7.
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Navashni Govender, Carla Staver, Sally Archibald, Corli Wigley-Coetsee, Tercia Strydom, Glynis Humphrey & Duncan Kimuyu. (2022) Lessons from a century of evidence-based fire management in grassy ecosystems. African Journal of Range & Forage Science 39:1, pages v-vii.
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