Examining the linkage between shrub encroachment and recent greening in water-limited southern Africa

Bush encroachment in southern Africa: changes and causes

(2014) Tim G O'Connor et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE

A 50 year study shows grass cover has increased in shrublands of semi-arid South Africa

(2014) Mmoto L. Masubelele et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Contribution of semi-arid ecosystems to interannual variability of the global carbon cycle

(2014) Benjamin Poulter et al.   NATURE

Vegetation change in northern KwaZulu-Natal since the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879: local or global drivers?

(2013) Jennifer Russell et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE

Impact of CO2fertilization on maximum foliage cover across the globe's warm, arid environments

(2013) Randall J. Donohue et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Grazing dampens the positive effects of shrub encroachment on ecosystem functions in a semi-arid woodland

(2013) David J. Eldridge et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Woody encroachment and forest degradation in sub-Saharan Africa's woodlands and savannas 1982-2006

(2013) E. T. A. Mitchard et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Deagrarianisation and Forest Revegetation in a Biodiversity Hotspot on the Wild Coast, South Africa

(2013) Ross Shackleton et al.   PLoS One

Assessing Land Degradation/Recovery in the African Sahel from Long-Term Earth Observation Based Primary Productivity and Precipitation Relationships

(2013) Rasmus Fensholt et al.   Remote Sensing

Disentangling the Relationships between Net Primary Production and Precipitation in Southern Africa Savannas Using Satellite Observations from 1982 to 2010

(2013) Likai Zhu et al.   Remote Sensing

Bush encroachment in relation to rangeland management systems and environmental conditions in Kalahari ecosystem of Botswana

(2012) O. E. Kgosikoma   African Journal of Agricultural Research

The indirect impact of encroaching trees on gully extension: A 64year study in a sub-humid grassland of South Africa

(2012) Séraphine Grellier et al.   CATENA

Trends in Soil Erosion and Woody Shrub Encroachment in Ngqushwa District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

(2012) Munyaradzi Manjoro et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Linking vegetation response to seasonal precipitation in the Okavango–Kwando–Zambezi catchment of southern Africa

(2012) Andrea E. Gaughan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING

Vegetation impoverishment despite greening: A case study from central Senegal

(2012) S.M. Herrmann et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Distinguishing between human-induced and climate-driven vegetation changes: a critical application of RESTREND in inner Mongolia

(2012) Ang Li et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981–2007 — an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers

(2012) Rasmus Fensholt et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Evaluation of Earth Observation based global long term vegetation trends — Comparing GIMMS and MODIS global NDVI time series

(2012) Rasmus Fensholt et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

A synthetic review of feedbacks and drivers of shrub encroachment in arid grasslands

(2011) Paolo D'Odorico et al.   Ecohydrology

Woody encroachment decreases diversity across North American grasslands and savannas

(2011) Zakary Ratajczak et al.   ECOLOGY

Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis

(2011) David J. Eldridge et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Increased tree densities in South African savannas: >50 years of data suggests CO2 as a driver

(2011) R. Buitenwerf et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Climatological determinants of woody cover in Africa

(2011) S. P. Good et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The historical ecology of Namibian rangelands: Vegetation change since 1876 in response to local and global drivers

(2011) Richard F. Rohde et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Analysis of monotonic greening and browning trends from global NDVI time-series

(2010) Rogier de Jong et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Growth responses of African savanna trees implicate atmospheric [CO2] as a driver of past and current changes in savanna tree cover

(2009) BARNEY S. KGOPE et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

The impact of shrub encroachment on savanna bird diversity from local to regional scale

(2009) Clélia Sirami et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Shrub encroachment can reverse desertification in semi-arid Mediterranean grasslands

(2009) Fernando T. Maestre et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Thicket expansion in a South African savanna under divergent land use: local vs. global drivers?

(2009) BENJAMIN J. WIGLEY et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Effects of grazing pressure, age of enclosures and seasonality on bush cover dynamics and vegetation composition in southern Ethiopia

(2009) A. Angassa et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

MODIS Collection 5 global land cover: Algorithm refinements and characterization of new datasets

(2009) Mark A. Friedl et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Do Fires in Savannas Consume Woody Biomass? A Comment on Approaches to Modeling Savanna Dynamics

(2008) Niall P. Hanan et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

What Limits Trees in C4 Grasslands and Savannas?

(2008) William J. Bond   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Interannual memory effects for spring NDVI in semi-arid South Africa

(2008) Yves Richard et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Regional desertification: A global synthesis

(2008) Ulf Helldén et al.   GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE

A conceptual model of vegetation dynamics in the semiarid Highland savanna of Namibia, with particular reference to bush thickening by Acacia mellifera

(2008) D.F. Joubert et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Effects of habitat structure and shrub encroachment on bird species diversity in arid savanna in Northern Cape province, South Africa

(2008) Timo Kaphengst et al.   OSTRICH

Proxy global assessment of land degradation

(2008) Z. G. Bai et al.   SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT