OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of African Journal of Range & Forage Science is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Frequent burning maintained a stable grassland over four decades in the Drakensberg, South Africa	19
Cattle performance withBrachiariaandPanicum maximumforages in an integrated crop-livestock system	17
Accounting for land cover changes and degradation in the Katse and Mohale Dam catchments of the Lesotho highlands	14
Impact of livestock grazing intensity on plant diversity of montane grassland in the northern Drakensberg, South Africa	14
High-intensity fire experiments to manage shrub encroachment: lessons learned in South Africa and the United States	11
Long-term frequent fires do not decrease topsoil carbon and nitrogen in an Afromontane grassland	10
Too much, too late: fires and reactive wildfire management in northern Botswana’s forests and woodland savannas	10
A review of the responses of medium- to large-sized African mammals to fire	9
Fire and herbivory shape belowground bud banks in a semi-arid African savanna	9
Grass functional trait responses to experimental warming and fire in Afromontane grasslands	8
Transhumance pastoralism in West Africa – its importance, policies and challenges	7
A balanced perspective on the contribution of extensive ruminant production to greenhouse gas emissions in southern Africa	7
The population dynamics of four grass species in relation to burning in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg	7
Drought as a driver of vegetation change in Succulent Karoo rangelands, South Africa	7
Forage yield, competition and economic benefit of intercropping cactus and millet with mulch in a semi-arid environment	6
Historic changes in the fire-rainfall relationship at a woodland-savanna transition zone in southern Africa	6
The effect of changes in human drivers on the fire regimes of South African grassland and savanna environments over the past 100 years	6
Assessing wetland functionality using soil surface indicators in Letšeng- la-Letsie wetland in Quthing District, Lesotho	5
Nutritional quality of Calobota sericea fodders. A preliminary assessment	5
Tipping the scales: how fire controls the balance among functional groups in Angolan grasslands	5
Intercropping forage cactus with sorghum affects the morphophysiology and phenology of forage cactus	5
Biogeographical patterns of grasses (Poaceae) indigenous to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini	5
Drivers of change in vegetation and soil in the Gamka Karoo: grazing versus rainfall	5
Shortwave infrared vegetation index-based modelling for aboveground vegetation biomass assessment in the arid steppes of Algeria	5
Could CO₂-induced changes to C₄ grass flammability aggravate savanna woody encroachment?	5

How stable is the tuft structure of a mesic Drakensberg grassland under various burning regimes?	5
Montane rangelands in a changing world	5
Water uptake plasticity of savanna trees in encroached grassland: small trees match the mature trees	4
Sedimentary charcoal studies from southern Africa’s grassy biomes: a potential resource for informing the management of fires and ecosystems	4
Nutritional quality of Calobota sericea fodders harvested at different phenological stages – opportunities for inclusion in fodder flow programs for extensive livestock	4
Woody cover change in relation to fire history and land-use in the savanna-woodlands of north-east Namibia (1996–2019)	4
Customary ecological conservation of Mwanda-Marungu Pastoral Commons in Taita Hills, south-west Kenya	4
Fire as friend or foe: the role of scientists in balancing media coverage of fires in National Parks	4
Effect of slope aspect on vegetation characteristics in mountain rangelands of Tajikistan: considerations for future ecological management and restoration	4
Spatio-temporal status of vegetation, soil and cattle serum minerals in degraded communal rangelands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa: implications for livestock sustainability and management interve	4
Community diversity, functional traits and adaptation of Stipa tenacissima L. under different grazing regimes in a North African arid montane rangeland	4
Histological arrangements of plant tissue of different elephant grasses as influenced by their genotypes	3
Goat feeds and feeding practises in a semi-arid smallholder farming system in Zimbabwe	3
Participatory inventory and nutritional evaluation of local forage resources for smallholder free-range beef production in semi-arid areas of South Africa	3
A historical perspective on fire research in East and Southern African grasslands and savannas	3
Changes in pastoral mobility in a semi-arid montane region of South Africa: The role of policy and legislation	3
The effects ofAcacia mearnsii(black wattle) on soil chemistry and grass biomass production in a South African semi-arid rangeland: implications for rangeland rehabilitation	3
Ecology of fire-dependent ecosystems: wildland fire science, policy and management	3
The control of the encroaching shrub Seriphium plumosum ( L. ) Thunb. (Asteraceae) and the response of the grassy layer in a South African	3
Calibration and evaluation of the Sustainable Grazing Systems pasture model for predicting native grass aboveground biomass production in southern Africa	3
Implications of the breakdown in the indigenous knowledge system for rangeland management and policy: a case study from the Eastern Cape in South Africa	3
A case study of rangeland vegetation changes from 1979 to 2016 in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco	3
Intentions behind common and risky fires in south-eastern Tanzania	3
Warming promotes growth of seedlings of a woody encroacher in grassland dominated by C₄ species	2
Modelled effects of grazing strategies on native grass production, animal intake and growth in Brahman steers	2
Fire and the persistence, decline and extirpation ofProtea roupelliaesubsp.roupelliaetrees in a montane grassland	2
The recent fire regimes of Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga national parks, Angola	2
Morphological and physiological responses of Calobota sericea plants subjected to water limitation and subsequent rewatering	2
The effects of tree canopies on invasive Lantana camara: a follow-up study 18 years later	2
A Scientific Bibliography of the Drakensberg, Maloti & Adjacent Lowlands	2
Soil quality index for extensive pastures in hilly landforms region of highly weathered soils in an Atlantic forest biome, Brazil	2
Kraals or bomas increase soil carbon and fertility across several biomes	2
Assessment of soil surface scarification and reseeding with sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L.) of degraded Mediterranean semi-arid rangelands	2
Topo-edaphic environment and forestry plantation disturbance affect the distribution of grassland forage and non-forage resources, Maputaland, South Africa	2
Topo-edaphic environment and forest plantation disturbance explain patterns of grassland species richness, composition and structure in an agro-ecological landscape, Maputaland, South Africa	2
Effects of short-duration kraaling depend on initial conditions in a mesic grassland	2
Low nitrogen fertiliser rates and stage of maturity influence nitrogen fractionation and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grasses	2
Grass dynamics along a woody-plant density reduction gradient in a South African savanna	1
Spatial variability of herbage yield, grazing capacity and plant diversity in a tropical savannah rangeland ecosystem	1
Assessment of long-term protection on the aboveground biomass and organic carbon content using two non-destructive techniques: case of the Sidi Toui National Park in southern Tunisia	1
Response of improved Brachiaria (Urochloa) grass cultivars to foliar diseases and their agronomic performances in Rwanda	1
Biostimulant effects on the herbage yield and nutritive composition of a mixed ryegrass–clover pasture	1
Miombo Woodlands in a Changing Environment: Securing the Resilience and Sustainability of People and Woodlands	1
Characteristics of herbaceous vegetation on abandoned fallow fields in south central Zimbabwe	1
Herbicide trials on Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Asteraceae) during adverse conditions reveal incompatibility with biocontrol and a narrow window of opportunity for che	1
Seedling establishment and early growth in Calobota sericea subjected to moisture stress	1
Changes in vegetation structure, aboveground biomass and soil quality in response to traditional grazing land management practices in the central highlands of Ethiopia	1
Forage yield and quality response of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) to different dry season harvesting management under the subhumid agroecology of western Ethiopia	1
Forage legumes from the Mediterranean Fynbos biome of South Africa with potential for domestication: slope aspect affects tissue fibre and mineral composition	1
Lessons from a century of evidence-based fire management in grassy ecosystems	1

Changes in plant vegetation structure and diversity with distance from herder shelters in the Middle Atlas Mountains	1
The influence of grass competition and soil moisture on the growth and phenology of Karoo shrubs in the Eastern Upper Karoo	1
Seasonal distribution of livestock in Samburu county, northern Kenya: a response to variable pasture and water in semi-arid rangelands	1
Do native grasses emerge and establish in areas rehabilitated using vetiver grass?	1
Effect of botanical composition calibration on the accuracy of undisturbed sward height and comparative yield method techniques for herbage mass estimation in tropical heterogeneous pastures	1
Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania	1
Bromatological and histological features of native African grasses under grazing in Brazilian semi-arid rangelands	1
African Rangelands and Pastoralism in a changing continent: Perspectives and Opportunities	1
The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next	1
Phytomass and ecological significance of Chrysocoma ciliata L. within the Lets’eng-la-Letsie catchment area of Lesotho, southern Africa	1
Germination performance of different forage grass species at different salinity (NaCl) concentrations	1
Influence of burning and defoliation on Festuca costata (Nees) in the Drakensberg	1
Expansion of the Grassland Biome in the eastern Karoo corresponds with changes in rainfall and livestock numbers	1
Comparison of three soil health indicators between different vegetative strip compositions	1
Assessing long-term nutrient and lime enrichment effects on a subtropical South African grassland	1
Performance of goats browsing on Vachellia karroo encroached communal lands and open grasslands in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa	1
A laissez-faire management approach in a grassland landscape results in a fine-scale, spatio-temporally heterogeneous fire pattern	1