Author:Kleynhans, W; Salmon, BDate:Oct 2012The most pervasive form of land-cover change in South Africa is human settlement expansion. In many cases, new human settlements and settlement expansion are informal and occur in areas that were previously covered by natural vegetation. The ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Laven; Mathieu, Renaud SA; Cho, Moses A; Main, Russell S; Asner, GDate:Nov 2012With a mean net primary productivity of 7.2 tC/ha/year and a minimum woody coverage ranging from 10 to 30%, savannahs account for approximately 40% of the global carbon store. The savannah woody component impacts the fire regime, biomass ...Read more