https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index en-us 5 Factors enabling and constraining research in a small, research-intensive South African University https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:28659 Wed 08 May 2024 18:35:17 SAST ]]> Addressing local level food insecurity amongst small-holder communities in transition https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:25958 Tue 18 Jul 2023 22:55:04 SAST ]]> Ecological knowledge among communities, managers and scientists: Bridging divergent perspectives to improve forest management outcomes https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43802 Tue 18 Jul 2023 22:13:02 SAST ]]> Integrating biodiversity considerations into urban golf courses: Managers’ perceptions and woody plant diversity in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43356 Tue 09 Apr 2024 15:40:45 SAST ]]> Changes in household use and sale of locally collected environmental resources over a 15-year period in a rural village, South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69383 Thu 09 May 2024 16:21:56 SAST ]]> Integrating Ecosystem Services and Disservices in Valuing Smallholder Livestock and Poultry Production in Three Villages in South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42659 Sun 07 Aug 2022 13:07:05 SAST ]]> Foraging wild food in urban spaces: The contribution of wild foods to urban dietary diversity in South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42688 Sun 07 Aug 2022 12:15:41 SAST ]]> Direct-use values of non-timber forest products from two areas on the Transkei Wild Coast https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43714 Mon 29 Apr 2024 13:37:28 SAST ]]> Fuelwood harvesting and selection in Valley Thicket, South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6531 Mon 29 Apr 2024 13:13:51 SAST ]]> Household attributes promote diversity of tree holdings in rural areas, South Africa: https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:37960 Mon 29 Apr 2024 13:10:18 SAST ]]> Growing of trees in home-gardens by rural households in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa: https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:37965 Mon 29 Apr 2024 13:08:57 SAST ]]> Density and regrowth of a forest restio (Ischyrolepis eleocharis) under harvest and non-harvest treatments in dune forests of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43649 Mon 08 Aug 2022 09:23:39 SAST ]]> Influence of land cover, proximity to streams and household topographical location on flooding impact in informal settlements in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43799 Mon 08 Aug 2022 09:12:14 SAST ]]> Ecological patterns and effectiveness of protected areas in the preservation of Mimusops species’ habitats under climate change https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42626 Mon 08 Aug 2022 09:11:52 SAST ]]> Does the absence of community involvement underpin the demise of urban neighbourhood parks in the Eastern Cape, South Africa?: https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:42624 Mon 08 Aug 2022 09:02:59 SAST ]]> Green Apartheid: Urban green infrastructure remains unequally distributed across income and race geographies in South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:40435 Mon 08 Aug 2022 09:01:00 SAST ]]> Incorporation of environmental issues in South Africa’s municipal Integrated Development Plans https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43393 Mon 08 Aug 2022 08:47:16 SAST ]]> Impacts of HIV/AIDS on food consumption and wild food use in rural South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43385 Mon 08 Aug 2022 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The degree of harvesting on private land was relatively low, with the majority of trees having been harvested at rates of less than 10 % of the stem below 2 m. Despite this, ringbarking had occurred (4 %). The basal diameters and heights were significantly lower in the protected population than in the harvested one, suggesting that over time elephant impact was the more severe disturbance. Acacia xanthophloea exhibited high resilience to disturbance, with all the elephant damaged trees and harvested individuals surviving. However, the mean bark thickness measured in local markets (6.3±1.4 mm) was significantly lower than that measured in either the harvested (12.4±1.0 mm) or the KNP (10.3±0.8 mm) populations. As harvesters tend to select the largest individuals in a population to maximise their financial returns, this could mean that smaller individuals are being harvested, and/or bark is not being given sufficient time to grow back after harvesting. Acacia xanthophloea outside protected areas thus need to be monitored and the management improved, preferably in conjunction with the resource users. In addition, traditional healers, those selling medicinal plants and other members of the community need to continue to be encouraged to cultivate this fast growing species.]]> Fri 10 May 2024 15:56:09 SAST ]]> Host-preference and density of woodrose-forming mistletoes (Loranthaceae) on savanna vegetation, South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43738 Fri 10 May 2024 15:55:00 SAST ]]> Fuelwood availability and use in the Richtersveld National Park, South Africa https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43736 Fri 10 May 2024 15:54:31 SAST ]]> Direct-use value of smallholder crop production in a semi-arid rural South African village https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43750 Fri 10 May 2024 15:53:52 SAST ]]> Harvesting impacts on commonly used medicinal tree species (Catha edulis and Rapanea melanophloeos) under different land management regimes in the Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa 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