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Burning of fuelwood in South Africa: when is it sustainable?

Author: Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Scholes, RJ Date: Nov 1995 Fuel wood harvesting is considered sustainable when consumption is equal to or less than production. An empirical model was developed to estimate potential fuel wood production from savannas. The model is based on the observation that in ... Read more
Impact of communal land use and conservation on woody vegetation structure in the Lowveld savannas of South Africa

Author: Wessels, Konrad J ; Mathieu, Renaud SA ; Erasmus, BFN ; Asner, GP ; Smit, IPJ ; Van Aardt, JAN ; Main, Russell S ; Fisher, J ; Marais, W ; Kennedy-Bowdoin, T ; Knapp, DE ; Emerson, R ; Jacobson, J Date: Jan 2011 Millions of people rely on savannas for ecosystem services, such as the provision of grazing and fuel wood, so it is important to determine the extent to which utilization affects woody vegetation resources. Using airborne LiDAR from the ... Read more
Impact of communal land use and conservation on woody vegetation structure in the Lowveld savannas of South Africa – Lidar results

Author: Wessels, Konrad J ; Mathieu, Renaud SA ; Erasmus, BFN ; Asner, GP ; Smit, IPJ ; Van Aardt, JAN ; Main, Russell S ; Fisher, J Date: Apr 2011 People in the rural, communal areas of South Africa rely on live fuel wood for more than 90% of their energy requirements. Using airborne lidar from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) the authors compared tree canopy cover and height ... Read more
Tree cover, tree height and bare soil cover differences along a land use degradation gradient in semi-arid savannas, South Africa

Author: Mathieu, Renaud SA ; Wessels, Konrad J ; Asner, G ; Knapp, D ; van Aardt, J ; Main, Russell S ; Cho, Moses A ; Erasmus, B ; Smit, I Date: Jul 2009 High resolution airborne hyperspectral and discrete return LiDAR data were used to assess bare soil and tree cover differences along a land use transect consisting of state-owned, privately-owned conservation areas, and communal areas in South ... Read more

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