Resilience and stability of the grasslands of the Transkei

Abstract

In spite of very high stocking rates the grasslands of Transkei still have in many areas a high cover and many climax species. The concepts of resilience and stability are used in an attempt to explain dynamics of the grasslands.

Keywords: resiliences|stabilities|grasslands|Transkei|stocking rates|basal covers|grass species|dynamics|sour grasslands|agricultural practices|agriculture|succession