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Long-term vegetation dynamics (40 yr) in the Succulent Karoo,South Africa: effects of rainfall and grazing |
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| Authors: | Margaretha W. van Rooyen Annelise Le Roux Conrad Geldenhuys Noel van Rooyen Nadine L. Broodryk Helga van der Merwe |
| Affiliation: | 1. CapeNature, Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve, Private Bag X5014, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa;2. Northern Cape Department of Environment and Nature Conservation, Goegap Nature Reserve, Private Bag X1, Springbok 8240, South Africa;3. Department of Plant Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028 Pretoria, South Africa;4. South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON): Arid Lands Node, P.O. Box 110040 Hadison Park 8306, Kimberley, South Africa |
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| Keywords: | Directional change Equilibrium paradigm Event-driven Herbivory Non-equilibrium paradigm Rainfall Range condition Reversibility Species richness State-and-transition model Succession |