Arid regions globally have suffered ecological damage as European colonists have
displaced virtually all nomadic cultures over the past 300 years, exploiting grazing, fauna …

Global biodiversity loss and ecosystem services are significantly impacted by vegetation
stress and environmental degradation. The study evaluates vegetation dynamics and long …

Tierberg-LTER is a research site established in 1987 in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo near
Prince Albert in the Western Cape province, South Africa. The original purpose for its …

Shrub encroachment has far‐reaching ecological and economic consequences in many
ecosystems worldwide. Yet, compositional changes associated with shrub encroachment …

Climate change has one of the most dramatic impacts on plant species diversity at the global
scale. However, compared to global warming, there are few reports of the effects of changes …

Rangelands of arid ecosystems are driven by internal and external environmental controls.
Grazing pressure is an important anthropogenic driver, but stochastic environmental events …

While rangeland ecosystems are globally important for livestock production, they also
support diverse wildlife assemblages and are crucial for biodiversity conservation. As …

The Karoo is an arid to semi-arid area across the western third of South Africa, comprising
the Succulent Karoo and Nama-Karoo biomes. Its environment and people have …

The Gamka Karoo is a low-lying vegetation type in the semi-arid Nama Karoo in the south-
western part of South Africa with extensive rangelands used for livestock ranching and …

Projections of vegetation change in response to future global change conditions are
challenged by the lack of long-term, empirical data on how vegetation responds to the …