Very few soil seedbank studies have been conducted in South Africa, especially in arid
rangelands. Insight into the soil seedbank could therefore improve assessment of rangeland …

The terrestrial biomes are differentiated on the basis of the dominant plant life-form1.
Besides, the natural vegetation of a habitat can be a good indicator of its prevailing physical …

The objective of the study was to assess the current sustainability of small-scale sheep
farming systems in the Hantam Karoo, Northern Cape Province (South Africa). The influence …

Study area: The study was conducted in the Tankwa Karoo National Park, one of the driest
areas in South Africa. Historic overgrazing has resulted in the poor and often degraded state …

It has been demonstrated that evergreen sclerophylls are not always well adapted to, and do
not flourish in, strongly winter-wet summer-dry climates [Blumler (Warm-temperate …

The first quantitative picture of the geographical distribution pattern of plant life-form spectra
in China using SPSS and ArcGIS is presented. Based on the plant species data in 147 …

This study was carried out in the arid Tankwa Karoo National Park (TKNP; 1,486 km2), a
conservation area in the northern part of the Tanqua Karoo region (TKR), which represents …

The Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld subregion falls within the Succulent Karoo and Fynbos
Biomes, which are both recognised as global biodiversity hotspots that should be …

Due to the damages to global biodiversity by human interferences in recent decades and the
role of biodiversity in ecosystems sustainability, restoring and protecting of natural resources …

The current study was conducted in Daphna area, an arid region in Cyrenaica located at the
northeastern part of Libyan Sea Coast at the Libyan-Egyptian Border. The soil was sampled …