long-term effect of fire and grazing by wildlife on range condition in moist and arid savannas in the Kruger National Park

• Published in: African journal of range & forage science Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 199 - 208
• Main Authors: Trollope, Winston, van Wilgen, Brian, Trollope, Lynne A, Govender, Navashni, Potgieter, Andre L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scottsville Taylor & Francis 02.09.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: burning; fire; Fires; forage; frequency; fuels; grasses; Grasslands; Grazing; long term effects; National parks; rain; Savannahs; savannas; season; South Africa; surveys; Vegetation; Wildlife; South Africa

Few assessments of the effects of fire and grazing on the herbaceous components of savannas have been reported for Africa. In the Kruger National Park, South Africa, range condition was monitored at three savanna sites spanning a rainfall gradient of 450 to 700 mm and subject to grazing by wildlife....