Short-term response of rangeland botanical composition and productivity to fertilization (N and P) in a semi-arid climate of South Africa

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Effects of Herbivory, Fire and N2-fixation on Nutrient Limitation in a Humid African Savanna (2008, background): “Compared to humid savannas, these dry savannas are nutrient-rich (Bell 1982; Huntley 1982), though at some sites the productivity of herbaceous vegetation is limited by the availability of nitrogen (N) (Ludwig and others 2001; Snyman 2002; Augustine and others 2003).”
Themeda triandra: a keystone grass species (2013, background): “…with the addition of increasing amounts of N fertiliser (Wilson and Haydock 1971, Edwards and Nel 1973, Grossman and Cresswell 1974, Tothill 1974, Snyman 2002, Fynn and O’Connor 2005) and P fertiliser (McIvor et al. 1995, Allcock 2002, but see Wilson and Haydock 1971) or both (Groves et al.…”
Water and nutrients alter herbaceous competitive effects on tree seedlings in a semi‐arid savanna (2009, background): “Fertilized swards wilted at an earlier date than controls under drying conditions (Snyman 2002) and soils of fertilized swards were significantly drier 1 day and 10 days after a watering event (Kraaij & Ward 2006).”
Interactive Effects of Ungulate Herbivores, Soil Fertility, and Variable Rainfall on Ecosystem Processes in a Semi-arid Savanna (2006, unknown): “Previous studies show nitrogen limits plant production at Mpala (Augustine and others 2003), and many other semi-arid savannas (Penning de Vries and others 1980; O’Connor 1985; Snyman 2002).”