In this issue
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Birds as agents of restoration
07
Tree of the month
17 Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting
Crucial Milestone for Ecosystem Research in
South Africa
33
02 From our Editor Grass of the
03 month 28
Pasture of the
Karoo research
05 month 11 update 30
The long shadow of colonial forestry is a
14 threat to savannas and grasslands 32
How satellites are stopping deforestation
18 in Africa
36
A moo-ving target : fenceless grazing
22 38 24 Livestock ’ s role in a changing climate 43
Rotational grazing for animal productivity 26
19
Grass farms its own microbes
Did fences cause the elephant deaths in Botswana ?
How one badass grass thrives at the thermal limits of eukaryotic life
Researchers reveal switch used in plant defense against animal attack
Wetlands project at tip of Africa shows the way to ecological recovery
Confirmed : Earth is hotter than it ’ s been in at least 120 centuries
Rain Turns Namibia Green 46 48 Book Review 51 Upcoming
Events
Clichés of scientific writing
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