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Implications of the breakdown in the indigenous knowledge system for rangeland management and policy: a case study from the Eastern Cape in South Africa by Finca, Andiswa, Linnane, Suzanne, Slinger, Jill, Getty, David, Igshaan Samuels, M

“…Communal rangelands in South Africa are generally perceived as overgrazed owing to complexities in their histories and collective utilisation which often leads…”
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Nutritional quality of Calobota sericea fodders harvested at different phenological stages - opportunities for inclusion in fodder flow programs for extensive livestock farmers by Britz, Ethan A, Cyster, Lilburne F, Cupido, Clement F, Igshaan Samuels, M, Mpanza, Thamsanqa DE, Müller, Francuois L

“…Calobota sericea (Thunb.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk (Fabaceae) is a native legume from the semi-arid rangelands of South Africa. The species has been prioritised…”
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Changes in pastoral mobility in a semi-arid montane region of South Africa: The role of policy and legislation by Igshaan Samuels, M, Allsopp, Nicky, Timm Hoffman, M

“…Legislation and policy are key tools used by governments to change the socio-economic and political landscape of agrarian systems with consequences for mobile…”
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A Phytogeographical Classification and Survey of the Indigenous Browse Flora of South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini by Trytsman, Marike, Müller, Francuois L, Samuels, M. Igshaan, Cupido, Clement F, van Wyk, Abraham E

“…Rangelands in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini contain a rich diversity of valuable fodder trees and shrubs. This research is the first attempt to document…”
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A global meta-analysis of woody plant responses to elevated CO2: implications on biomass, growth, leaf N content, photosynthesis and water relations by Mndela, Mthunzi, Tjelele, Julius T., Madakadze, Ignacio C., Mangwane, Mziwanda, Samuels, Igshaan M., Muller, Francuois, Pule, Hosia T.

“…Background Atmospheric CO 2 may double by the year 2100, thereby altering plant growth, photosynthesis, leaf nutrient contents and water relations…”
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The impacts of season and livestock management strategy on the quality of diets selected by goats and sheep in the semi-arid rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa by Müller, Francuois L, Igshaan Samuels, M, Cupido, Clement F, Swarts, Melvin BV, Amary, Nefza M, Hattas, Dawood, Morris, Craig, Cyster, Lilburne F, Stephen Boatwright, J

“…Access to good-quality forages is one of the major limitations to livestock production in semi-arid pastoral systems. This study aimed to determine whether…”
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Environmental perceptions and practices of livestock keepers on the Namaqualand Commons challenge conventional rangeland management by Allsopp, Nicky, Laurent, Catherine, Debeaudoin, Laure M.C., Igshaan Samuels, M.

“…In South Africa, interventions in communal rangelands proposed by most agriculture-sector institutions are still dominated by the belief that communal herders…”
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African Rangelands and Pastoralism in a changing continent: Perspectives and Opportunities by Samuels, M Igshaan, Egeru, Anthony, Mugabe, Prisca

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Traditional Mobile Pastoralism in a Contemporary Semiarid Rangeland in Namaqualand, South Africa by Samuels, M. Igshaan, Allsopp, Nicky, Hoffman, M. Timm

“…Pastoral systems are regarded as complex social-ecological systems with components that interact and change over a range of spatial and temporal scales. As…”
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Imprint of overgrazing on the soil and vegetation of fertility islands in the degraded succulent Karoo, South Africa by Saaed, Muniem W., Jacobs, Shayne M., Masubelele, Mmoto L., Samuels, Igshaan M., Khomo, Lesego

“…Islands of fertility (IOF) emerge when vegetation exerts such a considerable influence on soil properties that sub‐canopies become significantly more fertile…”
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Morphological and physiological responses of Calobota sericea plants subjected to water limitation and subsequent rewatering by Müller, Francuois, Raitt, Lincoln, Cyster, Lilburne, Chimphango, Samson, Samuels, M Igshaan, Cupido, Clement, Boatwright, J Stephen

“…Calobota sericea is a native legume of South Africa, confined to the water-limited rangelands, and it has recently been prioritised for additional…”
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Nutritional quality of Calobota sericea fodders. A preliminary assessment by Müller, Francuois L, Cupido, Clement F, Samuels, M Igshaan

“…This study aimed to provide preliminary information regarding the nutritional quality of Calobota sericea, a preferred perennial legume forage species from the…”
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Prioritisation of native legume species for further evaluation as potential forage crops in water-limited agricultural systems in South Africa by Müller, Francuois L., Raitt, Lincoln M., Chimphango, Samson B. M., Samuels, M. Igshaan, Cupido, Clement F., Boatwright, J. Stephen, Knight, Richard, Trytsman, Marike

“…In the face of climate change, identification of forage species suitable for dryland farming under low rainfall conditions in South Africa is needed…”
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Forage legumes from the Mediterranean Fynbos biome of South Africa with potential for domestication: slope aspect affects tissue fibre and mineral composition by Chimphango, Samson BM, Gallant, Luke H, Samuels, M Igshaan, Curtis-Scott, Odette E, Muasya, A Muthama, Cupido, Clement, Boatwright, James S, Howieson, John

“…Fabaceae plants contribute greatly to a high quality of pasture in rangelands, because of high levels of protein in their tissues. Despite this established…”
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Inselbergs persist as islands of diversity in a heavily grazed rangeland mosaic at the nexus of three arid biomes by Piers, Laetitia C, Igshaan Samuels, M, Masubelele, Mmoto L, Khomo, Lesego

“…Inselbergs are regarded as 'islands of diversity' due to the high number of plant species present and level of endemism. They also act as natural sources of…”
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Mobility Patterns of Livestock Keepers in Semi-Arid Communal Rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa by Samuels, M. Igshaan, Allsopp, Nicky, Hoffman, Timm

“…In arid and semi-arid environments, pastoralists use herd mobility to manage resource variability. We investigated temporal mobility patterns of livestock…”
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Morphological and physiological responses of by Müller, Francuois, Raitt, Lincoln, Cyster, Lilburne, Chimphango, Samson, Samuels, M Igshaan, Cupido, Clement, Boatwright, J Stephen, Tefera, S

“…Calobota sericea is a native legume of South Africa, confined to the water-limited rangelands, and it has recently been prioritised for additional…”
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Nutritional quality of by Britz, Ethan A, Cyster, Lilburne F, Cupido, Clement F, Samuels, M Igshaan, Mpanza, Thamsanqa DE, Müller, Francuois L, Morris, C

“…Calobota sericea (Thunb.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk (Fabaceae) is a native legume from the semi-arid rangelands of South Africa. The species has been prioritised…”
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Native legume species as potential fodder crops in the mediterranean renosterveld shrubland, South Africa by Chimphango, Samson B.M., Gallant, Luke H., Poulsen, Zoe C., Samuels, M. Igshaan, Hattas, Dawood, Curtis, Odette E., Muasya, A. Muthama, Cupido, Clement, Boatwright, James S., Howieson, John

“…The limited grazeable size of renosterveld vegetation in the Western Cape warranted assessment of chemical and fibre composition of the species to determine…”
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Diet selection and preference of small ruminants during drought conditions in a dryland pastoral system in South Africa by Schroeder, A., Samuels, M.I., Swarts, M., Morris, C., Cupido, C.F., Engelbrecht, A.

“…•During drought periods, forage availability for small ruminants differ significantly depending on biome.•Availability of forage in arid grasslands result in…”
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