The purpose of this synthesis of long term experiments was to develop an account of how the principal determinants (rainfall, soil type, woody/grass ratio, herbivory, fire) influence the dynamics of the grass layer of southern African savannas.
The review covers bush clearing, fertilization, grazing, fire, reclamation and exclusion experiments, and appropriate monitoring sets. The 126 experiments included provide a poor data base because of defects in experimental design, a low intensity of sampling, inappropriate indices for assessing change, and inadequate presentation of data.
Reference:
O’Connor, TG. 1985. Synthesis of field experiments concerning the grass layer in the savanna regions of southern Africa. National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR, SANSP Report 114, October 1985, pp 133
O'Connor, T. (1985). Synthesis of field experiments concerning the grass layer in the savanna regions of southern Africa (CSIR). National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2393
O'Connor, TG Synthesis of field experiments concerning the grass layer in the savanna regions of southern Africa. CSIR. National Scientific Programmes Unit: CSIR, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2393
O'Connor T. Synthesis of field experiments concerning the grass layer in the savanna regions of southern Africa. 1985 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2393
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