About this journal

The African Journal of Range & Forage Science is the leading rangeland and pastoral journal in Africa. The Journal is dedicated to publishing quality original material that advances rangeland ecology and pasture management. The journal aims to publish research of international importance from any region, but as an African journal, we are particularly interested in research from Africa and relevant to the continent. The Journal promotes both science and its application and authors are encouraged to explicitly identify the practical implications of their work. Peer-reviewed research papers and research notes deal primarily with all aspects of rangeland and pasture ecology and management, including the ecophysiology and biogeochemistry of rangelands and pastures, terrestrial plant–herbivore interactions (both domestic and wild), rangeland assessment and monitoring, effects of climate change on rangelands, rangeland and pasture management, rangeland rehabilitation, ecosystem services in support of production, conservation and biodiversity goals, and the identification and development of intensive and semi-intensive pasture and forage resources to meet livestock production needs. Articles highlighting transdisciplinary linkages among biophysical and social sciences that support management, policy and societal values are particularly encouraged. The Journal includes relevant book reviews and invited perspectives that contribute to the development of range and forage science. Letters to the editor that debate issues raised in the Journal are acceptable. The African Journal of Range & Forage Science is the official journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa.

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Urs Kreuter
Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology at Texas A&M University, United States of America

Administrator

Freyni du Toit
Grassland Society of Southern Africa, South Africa

Associate Editors

Dr Andrew Ainslie, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Prof Serkan Ates, Oregon State University, United States of America
Dr Sarita Bennett, Curtin University, Australia
Dr Casper Crous, Independent, South Africa
Dr Abubeker Hassen, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr Glynis Humphrey, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Saheed Jimoh, University of Wyoming, USA
Dr Chris S Jones, International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia
Dr Mounir Louhaichi, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Jordan
Dr Chloe MacLaren, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Sweden
Dr Siriwan Martens, Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Germany
Mr Craig D Morris, Agricultural Research Institute, South Africa
Dr Francuois Muller, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
Prof Jesse Nippert, Kansas State University, United States of America
Dr Patrick J O’Farrell, CSIR, Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa
Dr Tiffany Pillay, Rhodes University, South Africa
Dr M Igshaan Samuels, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
Dr Rheinhardt Scholtz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Dr Lobke Steyn, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Pieter Swanepoel, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Michelle J Tedder, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Prof Solomon Tefera, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Dr Liz (E) A Trenchard, Coventry University, United Kingdom
Prof Wayne C Twine, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Dr Corli Wigley-Coetsee, South Africa National Parks, South Africa
Mr Zander Venter, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway

Book Reviews Editor

Craig Morris, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa

Administrative Office

African Journal of Range & Forage Science
e-mail: [email protected]

Editorial Advisory Panel

Prof Sally Archibald, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Dr James E Bennett, Coventry University, United Kingdom
Mr C Richard Hurt, Kiwiflora Nurseries, New Zealand
Prof Graham I H Kerley, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Prof Klaus Kellner, North-West University, South Africa
Prof Kevin P Kirkman, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Prof Nkobi M Moleele, RESILIM - Resilience in the Limpopo River Basin, Botswana
Mr Craig D Morris, Agricultural Research Institute, South Africa
Prof Anthony R Palmer, Rhodes University, South Africa
Prof Elly N Sabiiti, Makerere University, Uganda
Prof Peter F Scogings, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr Susanne Vetter, Rhodes University, South Africa