IN THIS ISSUE
FROM THE EDITOR
02 Janet Taylor
CONGRESS 53
03 Presidential address GSSA Congress 53 at ARC Roodeplaat, 23 July 2018
05 53rd Annual Congress of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa: Roodeplaat
08 GSSA 2018 Award Winners
09 GSSA Congress Moments
FEATURES
11 Complexities and uncertainties regarding ambient temperature recordings in the field
14 Forage seed systems in eastern Africa: Challenges and opportunities
NEWS
19 How eating seaweed can help cows to belch less methane
22 Biological control of invasive tree species in South Africa
24 Community-based conservation management has positive effect on wildlife
26 New protected environment announced for Eastern Cape
27 A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees
29 Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa
31 We are facing down a 6 th mass extinction event
BOOK RELEASE Editorial Committee
33 Improving grassland and pasture management in
temperate agriculture Editor
Janet Taylor
UPCOMING EVENTS Sub-Editors
Malissa Murphy
Christiaan Harmse
34 Time to diarise
Layout and Design
J.C. Aucamp
Administration
Erica Joubert
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Vol 18
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September 2018