Author:Cho, Moses A; van Aardt, J; Main, Russell S; Majeke, BDate:Apr 2010Remote sensing is viewed as a cost-effective alternative to intensive field surveys in assessing site factors that affect growth of Eucalyptus grandis over broad areas. The objective of this study was to assess the utility of hyperspectral ...Read more
Author:Chapman, ADate:Sep 2007By the 1850s, European settlers were over-exploiting of South Africa’s indigenous forest resources for timber. As a result of rising concerns, authorities began a programme of afforestation (usually a grassland or fynbos conversion) using ...Read more
Author:Lesch, W; Scott, DFDate:15 Dec 1997The paired catchment method was used to test for the effects of thinning on the water yield in three afforested catchments in South Africa, namely, Biesievlei, Jonkershoek, 98% afforested with Pinus radiata (three thinnings); Westfalia catchment ...Read more