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Biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity as key drivers of ecosystem services provided by soils by Smith, P, Cotrufo, M F, Rumpel, C, Paustian, K, Kuikman, P J, Elliott, J A, McDowell, R, Griffiths, R I, Asakawa, S, Bustamante, M, House, J I, Sobocká, J, Harper, R, Pan, G, West, P C, Gerber, J S, Clark, J M, Adhya, T, Scholes, R J, Scholes, M C

“…Soils play a pivotal role in major global biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nutrient, and water), while hosting the largest diversity of organisms on land…”
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The importance of nutrient hot-spots in the conservation and management of large wild mammalian herbivores in semi-arid savannas by Grant, C.C., Scholes, M.C.

“…Extensive studies in the Serengeti showed a strong link between patchy herbivory and forage quality, and the factors that determine forage patch selection at…”
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effects of repeated cutting on coppice response of Terminalia sericea by Moyo, Hloniphani, Scholes, M. C, Twine, W

“…KEY MESSAGE : Although exposure to multiple cutting cycles reduces stored reserves, shoot diameter and shoot length, it, however, increases shoot production…”
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Resprouting after coppicing is negatively influenced by browsing in Terminalia sericea by Moyo, H., Scholes, M. C., Twine, W.

“…Ungulate herbivory, interacting with human activities such as tree cutting, can change vegetation structure by reducing tree growth or even increasing tree…”
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Nutrient Vectors and Riparian Processing: A Review with Special Reference to African Semiarid Savanna Ecosystems by Jacobs, S. M, Bechtold, J. S, Biggs, H. C, Grimm, N. B, Lorentz, S, McClain, M. E, Naiman, R. J, Perakis, S. S, Pinay, G, Scholes, M. C

“…This review article describes vectors for nitrogen and phosphorus delivery to riparian zones in semiarid African savannas, the processing of nutrients in the…”
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Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Cleruchoides noackae (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae): a potential biological control agent for Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) by Nadel, R. L., Wingfield, M. J., Scholes, M. C., Lawson, S. A., Noack, A. E., Neser, S., Slippers, B.

“…Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) is a native Australian Eucalyptus sap-feeding insect that has become invasive…”
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Growth and foliar nutrient response to recent applications of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) and to residual P and K fertiliser applied to the previous rotation of Pinus patula at Usutu, Swaziland by Crous, J.W., Morris, A.R., Scholes, M.C.

“…In a long-term phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertiliser trial, established on gabbro-derived soil in the Usutu plantation, the growth and foliar response of…”
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Site index functions using site descriptors for Pinus patula plantations in South Africa by Louw, J.H., Scholes, M.C.

“…The quantification of the complex interaction of water and nutrients on forest productivity has long been a challenge to forest scientists worldwide. South…”
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Coppice Harvesting of Fuelwood Species on a South African Common: Utilizing Scientific and Indigenous Knowledge in Community Based Natural Resource Management by Kaschula, S. A., Twine, W. E., Scholes, M. C.

“…The limitations of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) with respect to the difficulties of comparing local versus scientific knowledge…”
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Mass balance of the atmospheric aerosol in a South African subtropical savanna (Nylsvley, May 1997) by Puxbaum, H., Rendl, J., Allabashi, R., Otter, L., Scholes, M. C.

“…Aerosol samples were collected at Nylsvley Natural Reserve in northeastern South Africa at the beginning of the dry season, when large‐scale fires were absent…”
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Soil properties and processes driving the leaching of nitrate in the forested catchments of the eastern escarpment of South Africa by Ndala, S.M., Scholes, M.C., Fey, M.V.

“…Elevated levels of nitrate in streamwaters draining forested catchments in the eastern escarpment area of South Africa are thought to occur as a result of land…”
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The effect of catena position and stump characteristics on the coppice response of three savannah fuelwood species by KASCHULA, S.A., TWINE, W.C., SCHOLES, M.C.

“…Fuelwood is still the primary energy source for rural households across the savannah biome of Africa. Coppice growth is an important species-specific trait…”
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Comparison of nitrogen monoxide emissions from several African tropical ecosystems and influence of season and fire by Serca, D. (Laboratoire d'Aerologie, Toulouse, France.), Delmas, R, Le Roux, X, Parsons, D.A.B, Scholes, M.C, Abbadie, L, Lensi, R, Ronce, O, Labroue, L

“…NO emission rates from soils were measured for twelve major African ecosystems in four countries (Congo, Niger, Ivory Coast, and South Africa) and within four…”
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Controls on annual emissions of nitric oxide from soils of the Colorado shortgrass steppe by Martin, R.E. (Colorado State University, Fort Collins.), Scholes, M.C, Mosier, A.R, Ojima, D.S, Holland, E.A, Parton, W.J

“…Estimates of NOx (NO+NO2) emissions from temperate grasslands range from 0.003 to 101 ng NO‐N m−2 s−1(average 4.17 ng NO‐N m−2 s−1). As a result of this…”
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DNA bar-coding reveals source and patterns of Thaumastocoris peregrinus invasions in South Africa and South America by Nadel, R. L., Slippers, B., Scholes, M. C., Lawson, S. A., Noack, A. E., Wilcken, C. F., Bouvet, J. P., Wingfield, M. J.

“…Thaumastocoris peregrinus is a recently introduced invertebrate pest of non-native Eucalyptus plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. It was first reported…”
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Effects of water and nutrient additions on the timing and duration of phenological stages of resprouting Terminalia sericea by Moyo, H., Scholes, M.C., Twine, W.

“…There is limited information about the factors that affect phenology of coppicing trees. This study examined the effects of water and nutrient additions on the…”
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NO and N2O emissions from savanna soils following the first simulated rains of the season by Scholes, M.C, Martin, R, Scholes, R.J, Parsons, D, Winstead, E

“…Data on the emissions of oxides of nitrogen from the soil during the early part of the wet season are reported for nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor sandy soils…”
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Methane sources and sinks in a periodically flooded South African savanna by Otter, Luanne B., Scholes, Mary C.

“…Methane (CH4) fluxes were measured over a 2‐year period at subtropical savanna and floodplain sites located in South Africa. No significant differences were…”
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Litter production and accumulation in Pinus patula plantations of the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa by Dames, J.F. (Witwatersrand Univ. (South Africa). Dept. of Botany), Scholes, M.C, Straker, C.J

“…Litter accumulates on the forest floor in Pinus patula Schlechtd. et Cham, plantations in Mpumalanga, South Africa especially in high altitude sites, as a…”
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Semivolatile behavior of dicarboxylic acids and other polar organic species at a rural background site (Nylsvley, RSA) by Limbeck, Andreas, Puxbaum, Hans, Otter, Luanne, Scholes, Mary C.

“…In this study aerosol samples from the South African savanna were analyzed for their polar organic constituents. Samples were collected with a front/back-up…”
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