Biodiversity & Ecology

Content:

 OA   Front cover
Pages C1
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 OA   Front cover inside
Pages C2
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 OA   Imprint
Pages 1-3
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 OA   Table of Contents
Pages 4-6
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Intro

 OA   Foreword
Jane Olwoch
Pages 7 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00293
Type of article: Editorial
Abstract | PDF (679 kB)

 OA   About the book - an introduction
Rasmus Revermann
Pages 8-10 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00294
Type of article: Editorial
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 OA   General acknowledgements
Pages 11 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00295
Type of article: General acknowledgements
Abstract | PDF (503 kB)


Climate

 OA   Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa
Emma Archer*, Francois Engelbrecht, Andreas Hänsler, Willem Landman, Mark Tadross, Jörg Helmschrot
Pages 14-21 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00296
Type of article: Overview article
Abstract | PDF (2.3 MB)

 OA   Cooperation of meteorological services within SASSCAL on improving the management of observed climate data
Rafael Posada, Jens Riede, Frank Kaspar*, Albert Mhanda, Mesho Radithupa, John Stegling, Domingos Nascimento, Lutumba Tima, Joseph Kanyanga, Edson Nkonde, Martin Swaswa, David Waitolo
Pages 22-29 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00297
Type of article: Research article
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 OA   Analysis of Climate Data Application (ACD-App)
Rafael Posada* and Jens Riede
Pages 30 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00298
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1 MB)

 OA   Key Entry Form Application to digitize climate data (keyEntry-App)
Rafael Posada* and Jens Riede
Pages 31 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00299
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1.6 MB)

 OA   Application to import climate data into CLIMSOFT (import-App)
Rafael Posada* and Jens Riede
Pages 32 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00300
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (806 kB)

 OA   Gridded maps of climate data for southern Africa
Jens Riede* and Kai-Uwe Eiselt
Pages 33 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00301
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (871 kB)

 OA   SASSCAL WeatherNet: present state, challenges, and achievements of the regional climatic observation network and database
Gerhard Muche*, Salome Kruger, Thomas Hillmann, Katrin Josenhans, Carlos Ribeiro, Mompati Bazibi, Mary Seely, Edson Nkonde, Willem de Clercq, Ben Strohbach, Piet Kenabatho, Roland Vogt, Frank Kaspar, Jörg Helmschrot and Norbert Jürgens
Pages 34-43 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00302
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.9 MB)

 OA   Towards an integrated pan-African observation network for long-term climate change monitoring: A web-based tool for collaborative data collection and analysis
Johannes Beck*, Ana López-Ballesteros, Jörg Helmschrot
Pages 44-45 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00303
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1.8 MB)

 OA   Predictability of daily precipitation using data from newly established automated weather stations over Notwane catchment in Botswana
Ditiro B. Moalafhi, Piet Kenabatho*, Bhagabat P. Parida, and Botlhe Matlhodi
Pages 46-51 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00304
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.3 MB)


Water resources

 OA   Water research in southern Africa: Data collection and innovative approaches towards climate change adaptation in the water sector
Willem de Clercq*, Jörg Helmschrot,, Marlene de Witt, Thomas Himmelsbach, Piet Kenabatho, Sven Kralisch, Stefan Liehr, Lopes Ferreira Baptista, Oarabile Mogobe, Pauline Mufeti, Inken Müller, Imasiku Nyambe, Henry M. Sichingabula, Amandio Teixeira-Pinto, Gabriela J.P. Teixeira Pires, Martin Hipondoka, Heike Wanke
Pages 54-65 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00305
Type of article: Overview article
Abstract | PDF (2.6 MB)

 OA   Deep, semi-fossil aquifers in southern Africa: A synthesis of hydrogeological investigations in northern Namibia
Thomas Himmelsbach, Matthias Beyer*, Markus Wallner, Ilona Grünberg, Georg Houben*
Pages 66-74 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00306
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (3.6 MB)

 OA   The long road to sustainability: integrated water quality and quantity assessments in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia
Heike Wanke*, Matthias Beyer, Martin Hipondoka, Josefina Hamutoko, Marcel Gaj, Paul Koeniger, Thomas Himmelsbach
Pages 75-83 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00307
Type of article: Research article
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 OA   Water resources in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin
Matthias Beyer, Martin Hipondoka, Josefina Hamutoko, Heike Wanke*
Pages 84-85 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00308
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1.3 MB)

 OA   Groundwater quality, quantity, and recharge estimation on the West Coast of South Africa
Jodie A. Miller*, Andrew P. Watson, Melanie Fleischer, Anya Eilers, Nthabeliseni T. Sigidi, Jani van Gend, Jared van Rooyen, Catherine E. Clarke, Willem P. de Clercq
Pages 86-95 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00309
Type of article: Research article
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 OA   Determinants of spatio-temporal variability of water quality in the Barotse Floodplain, western Zambia
Imasiku Nyambe*, Anthony Chabala, Kawawa Banda, Henry Zimba, Wilson Phiri
Pages 96-105 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00310
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (2.6 MB)

 OA   Monitoring water quality of the Upper Okavango Delta
Oarabile Mogobe*, Edwin Mosimanyana, Wellington R.L. Masamba, Ketlhatlogile Mosepele
Pages 106-111 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00311
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.3 MB)

 OA   The SASSCAL Data and Information Portal
Jörg Helmschrot*, Sylvia Thompson, Sven Kralisch, Franziska Zander
Pages 112-113 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00312
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1.3 MB)

 OA   Semi-arid catchments under change: Adapted hydrological models to simulate the influence of climate change and human activities on rainfall-runoff processes in southern Africa
Markus Meinhardt*, Melanie Fleischer, Manfred Fink, Sven Kralisch, Piet Kenabatho, Willem P. de Clercq, Henry Zimba, Wilson Phiri, Jörg Helmschrot
Pages 114-130 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00313
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (4.4 MB)


Risk management

 OA   Risk management - a conceptual foundation
Hannes Taubenböck*, Inken Müller, Christian Geiß, Robert Luetkemeier.
Pages 132-135 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00314
Type of article: Overview article
Abstract | PDF (966 kB)

 OA   Monitoring flood and drought events - earth observation for multiscale assessment of water-related hazards and exposed elements
Inken Müller*, Martin Hipondoka, Karina Winkler, Ursula Geßner, Sandro Martinis, Hannes Taubenböck
Pages 136-143 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00315
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (3 MB)

 OA   The Extreme Climate Index (ECI), a tool for monitoring regional extreme events
Johan Malherbe*, Ekhosuehi Iyahen, Francois Engelbrecht, Michael Chamunorwa, Jörg Helmschrot
Pages 144-145 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00316
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1.4 MB)

 OA   Are large classical gully systems inactive remnants of the past? A field-based case study investigating sediment movement
Gerrit Olivier, Jörg Helmschrot and Willem P. de Clercq*
Pages 146-154 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00317
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (3.2 MB)

 OA   Impact of mining on the environment and water resources in northeastern Angola
Lopes Ferreira-Baptista*, José Manuel, Paulo Francisco Aguiar, Maria João Pereira
Pages 155-159 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00318
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.4 MB)

 OA   Drought sensitivity in the Cuvelai Basin: empirical analysis of seasonal water and food consumption patterns
Robert Luetkemeier* and Stefan Liehr
Pages 160-167 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00319
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.5 MB)


Rangelands

 OA   Rangeland monitoring and assessment: a review
Abel Ramoelo, Caroline Stolter, David Joubert, Moses A. Cho, Alex Groengroeft, Othusitse R. Madibela, Ibo Zimmermann, Hugh Pringle
Pages 170-176 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00320
Type of article: Overview article
Abstract | PDF (973 kB)

 OA   Acacia trees modify soil water dynamics and the potential groundwater recharge in savanna ecosystems
Alexander Groengroeft*, Marleen de Blécourt, Nikolaus Classen, Lars Landschreiber, Annette Eschenbach
Pages 177-186 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00321
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.6 MB)

 OA   Forage quality and availability for large herbivores in southern African rangelands
Caroline Stolter*, Abel Ramoelo, Kristina Kesch, Othusitse Madibela, Moses A. Cho, David Joubert
Pages 187-196 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00322
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (3.7 MB)

 OA   What is quality for a ruminant? A short introduction to the meaning of plant chemical composition measurements
Caroline Stolter*
Pages 197-199 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00323
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (886 kB)

 OA   Open-access database - HERBFEEDS on nutritional quality of food plants for herbivores
Caroline Stolter*
Pages 200-201 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00324
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1.1 MB)

 OA   Quality of wild herbaceous legumes and its role in livestock nutrition
Othusitse Ricky Madibela*, Diphetogo Kemiso and Jonas Kwedibana
Pages 202-206 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00325
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.2 MB)

 OA   Impacts of fire history in a semi-arid woodland savanna
Dave F. Joubert*, Caroline Stolter, Kristin M. Krewenka, Nekulilo Uunona,Vistorina Amputu, Elise Nghalipo, Sylvia Thompson, Kai Schütte, Michael Kruspe, Heather Throop, Pierre du Preez, Piet Beytell, Manie le Roux, Herman Aindongo
Pages 207-218 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00326
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (3.9 MB)

 OA   Impact of bush encroachment management on plant response and animal distribution
Caroline Stolter*, Dave Joubert, Kathrin Schwarz, Manfred Finckh
Pages 219-225 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00327
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (2 MB)

 OA   Initial experiments on intensified use of rangelands through enhanced water and nutrient cycling
Ibo Zimmermann*, Hugh Pringle, Othusitse Madibela, Uwe Kahl
Pages 226-234 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00328
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (3.7 MB)


Food security

 OA   Food security through improved farm management
Percy Chimwamurombe* and Kelvin Munsanje
Pages 236-241 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00329
Type of article: Overview article
Abstract | PDF (913 kB)

 OA   Deforestation for agricultural expansion in SW Zambia and NE Namibia and the impacts on soil fertility, soil organic carbon- and nutrient levels
Marleen de Blécourt, Achim Röder, Alexander Gröngröft*, Stephan Baumann, David Frantz, Annette Eschenbach
Pages 242-250 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00330
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.9 MB)

 OA   Farmer-wildlife conflicts in rural areas of eastern Zambia
Vincent R. Nyirenda*, Christopher Kaoma and Sinyala Nyirongo
Pages 251-156 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00331
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (2.9 MB)

 OA   Diversity of wild herbaceous legumes in Southern Africa, their associated root nodule bacteria, and insect pests
Flora Pule-Meulenberg*, Motshwari Obopile, Percy Chimwamurombe, Nkosilathi Bernard, Maitumelo Losologolo, Thomas Hurek, Abhijit Sarkar, Utlwang Batlang, Samodimo Ngwako, Ute Schmiedel, Leevi Nanyeni, Gloria Mashungwa, Nelson Tselaesele, Barbara Reinhold-Hurek
Pages 257-264 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00332
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.1 MB)

 OA   Increasing yields of cereals: benefits derived from intercropping with legumes and from the associated bacteria
Motshwari Obopile, Oreeditse Karabo, Bonolo Pearl Tshipinare, Maitumelo Losologolo, Nkosilathi Bernard, Samodimo Ngwako, Utlwang Batlang, Gloria Nnaniki Mashungwa, Nelson Tselaesele, Flora Pule-Meulenberg*
Pages 265-271 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00333
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.2 MB)

 OA   Germplasm evaluation for climate adaptation and drought tolerance: The cases of local varieties of maize in Zambia and cowpea in Botswana
Utlwang Batlang*, Charles King Jr., Samodimo Ngwako, Chipo Nkomazana, Goitseone Malambane, Thembeka Mpuisang, Thebeetsile S. Moroke, Gloria N. Mashungwa, Gaesejwe Bagwasi, Flora Pule-Meulenberg, Dickson Ng'uni*, Graybill Munkombwe
Pages 272-281 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00334
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.5 MB)

 OA   Grain yield water use efficiency of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) in response to planting dates in Botswana
Chipo Nkomazana and Utlwang Batlang*
Pages 282-287 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00335
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (954 kB)

 OA   Sustaining rural livelihoods through an integrated landscape approach
Etti Winter*, Steven Gronau and Ulrike Grote
Pages 288-294 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00336
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.4 MB)


Forest resources

 OA   Woodland resources and management in southern Africa
Vera De Cauwer*, Nichola Knox, Rosemary Kobue-Lekalake, Joyce P. Lepetu, Matenanga Ompelege, Sasha Naidoo, Amber Nott, David Parduhn, Priscilla Sichone, Seoleseng Tshwenyane, Yeboah Elizabeth, Rasmus Revermann
Pages 296-308 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00337
Type of article: Overview article
Abstract | PDF (3.8 MB)

 OA   Patterns of above-ground biomass and its environmental drivers: an analysis based on plot-based surveys in the dry tropical forests and woodlands of southern Africa
Priscilla Sichone*, Vera De Cauwer, António Valter Chisingui, Francisco Maiato P. Gonçalves, Manfred Finckh, Rasmus Revermann
Pages 309-316 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00338
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.4 MB)

 OA   Seeing deforestation in Zambia - On the discrepancy between biophysical land-use changes and social perception
David Parduhn* and David Frantz
Pages 317-323 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00339
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.8 MB)

 OA   Artificial and assisted natural regeneration of socio-economically important southern African tree species
Vera De Cauwer*, Mubita Chaka, Percy Maruwa Chimwamurombe, Derick George, Hannel Ham, Hleni Heita, Topoyame Makoi, Gloria Mashungwa, Barbara Reinhold-Hurek, Seoleseng Tshwenyane
Pages 324-331 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00340
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.8 MB)

 OA   Development of a regional masters programme on dryland forestry
Ben du Toit
Pages 332-333 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00341
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1.2 MB)

 OA   Impact of fire on the Baikiaea woodlands
Vera De Cauwer* and Jan Mertens
Pages 334-335 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00342
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (945 kB)

 OA   Market analysis to assess timber products from dryland woodlots and farm forests in South Africa
Ben du Toit*, Gideon F. Malherbe, Hugo Lambrechts, Sasha Naidoo, Karen Eatwell
Pages 336-342 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00343
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.4 MB)


Land cover dynamics

 OA   Remote sensing-based environmental assessment and monitoring - generation of operational baseline and enhanced experimental products in southern Africa
Achim Röder*, Marion Stellmes, David Frantz, Joachim Hill
Pages 344-354 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00344
Type of article: Overview article
Abstract | PDF (2.2 MB)

 OA   A radar- and LiDAR-based earth observation system for monitoring savanna woody structure in southern Africa
Renaud Mathieu*, Konrad Wessels, Russell Main, Laven Naidoo, Frans van der Bergh, Barend Erasmus
Pages 355-359 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00345
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (2.8 MB)

 OA   Long-term land use change analysis in south-central Angola. Assessing the trade-off between major ecosystem services with remote sensing data
Anne Schneibel*, Achim Röder, Marion Stellmes, David Frantz
Pages 360-367 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00346
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (4.9 MB)

 OA   Collaborative Postgraduate Programme in Applied Science in Earth Observation, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
Frikkie Louw*, Lameck Mwewa, Joyce Maphanyane, Enock Sakala, Siddique Motola
Pages 368-369 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00347
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (1.4 MB)

 OA   Determining the degree of deforestation in the Omusati Region, northern Namibia, with the aid of drone imagery
Ben J. Strohbach
Pages 370-377 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00348
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (2.8 MB)

 OA   Potential use of 3D-derived products generated from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery for monitoring forest degradation and woodland structure changes in the Namibian dry woodlands
Nichola M. Knox*, Ben J. Strohbach and Vera De Cauwer
Pages 378-379 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00349
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.4 MB)


Biodiversity

 OA   Biodiversity observation - an overview of the current state and first results of biodiversity monitoring studies
Norbert Jürgens*, Ben Strohbach, Fernanda Lages, Ute Schmiedel, Manfred Finckh, Priscilla Sichone, Lisa-Marie Hahn, Paulina Zigelski
Pages 382-396 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00350
Type of article: Overview article
Abstract | PDF (4.5 MB)

 OA   Amphibians and reptiles of the Tundavala region of the Angolan Escarpment
Ninda Baptista*, Telmo António and William R. Branch
Pages 397-403 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00351
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.8 MB)

 OA   Annotated checklist of cockroaches and termites of Zambia (Arthropoda: Insecta; Blattodea)
Keith J. Mbata*
Pages 404-415 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00352
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (995 kB)

 OA   Diversity patterns of woody vegetation of Kgatleng District, Botswana
Koketso Tshireletso*, Shimane W. Makhabu, Mackenzie Nsinamwa, Ednah Kgosiesele, Mpho R. Setlalekgomo, Zibanani Seletlo, Sipho Majaga, Boipuso Legwatagwata
Pages 416-423 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00353
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (2 MB)

 OA   SASSCAL Photo Guide to Plants of Southern Africa
Thomas Hillmann*, Gerhard Muche, Katrin Josenhans, Norbert Jürgens
Pages 424-425 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00354
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (2.1 MB)

 OA   Vegetation survey of the woodlands of Huíla Province
António Valter Chisingui*, Francisco M. P. Gonçalves, José João Tchamba, José Camôngua Luís, Marina Filomena F. Rafael, José L. M. Alexandre
Pages 426-437 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00355
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (4.4 MB)

 OA   Seasonal changes of biodiversity patterns and habitat conditions in a flooded savanna - The Cameia National Park Biodiversity Observatory in the Upper Zambezi catchment, Angola
Paulina Zigelski*, Fernanda Lages and Manfred Finckh
Pages 438-447 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00356
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (3.2 MB)

 OA   Online presentation of the SASSCAL ObservationNet
Thomas Hillmann*, Gerhard Muche, Katrin Josenhans, Norbert Jürgens
Pages 448-449 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00357
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (2.8 MB)

 OA   Vegetation dynamics in the Namaqualand Hardeveld - observations from 17 years of annual monitoring
Ute Schmiedel* and Jens Oldeland
Pages 450-457 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00358
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (1.7 MB)

 OA   BIOTABase - a unique software to handle complex biodiversity observation data and environmental data
Gerhard Muche*, Ute Schmiedel, Manfred Finckh, Norbert Jürgens
Pages 458-459 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00359
Type of article: Infobox
Abstract | PDF (964 kB)

 OA   The response of small mammal communities to low and high fire recurrences in Kafue National Park, Zambia
Ngawo Namukonde* and Chuma Simukonda
Pages 460-465 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00360
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (2.8 MB)

 OA   Climate, fish, and people in Zambezian fisheries, with emphasis on a natural flood cycle in the ephemeral Lake Liambezi
Denis Tweddle*, Richard Anthony Peel, Geraldine Claire Taylor, Carol Murphy, Olaf Lawrence Friederich Weyl
Pages 466-479 | Article first published online: 2018-04-24 | DOI: 10.7809/b-e.00361
Type of article: Research article
Abstract | PDF (4.4 MB)

 OA   Task overview
Pages 480-487
PDFb-e.vol06_taskoverview.pdf (263 kB)

 OA   Further reading
Pages 488-497
PDFb-e.vol06_furtherreading.pdf (260 kB)

 OA   Back cover
Pages C3
PDFb-e.vol06_c3.pdf (963 kB)

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