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1. Charcoal production in the Mopane woodlands of Mozambique: what are the trade-offs with other ecosystem services?
Emily Woollen, Casey M. Ryan, Sophia Baumert, Frank Vollmer, Isla Grundy, Janet Fisher, Jone Fernando, Ana Luz, Natasha Ribeiro, Sá N. Lisboa
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences  vol: 371  issue: 1703  first page: 20150315  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0315

2. Transplant Experiments Point to Fire Regime as Limiting Savanna Tree Distribution
Nicola Stevens, Sally A. Archibald, William J. Bond
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution  vol: 6  year: 2018  
doi: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00137

3. Determinants of vegetation type patch dieback in a semi-arid area, Tutume Sub-District, Botswana
Nthata Rabson, W. Makhabu Shimane
Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment  vol: 10  issue: 1  first page: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.5897/JENE2017.0665

4. Opportunities for unlocking the potential of genomics for African trees
Barnabas H. Daru, Dave K. Berger, Abraham E. van Wyk
New Phytologist  vol: 210  issue: 3  first page: 772  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1111/nph.13826

5. Allometric equations for estimating above and belowground biomass of Colophospermum mopane in Mozambique
Sá Nogueira Lisboa, Severino Macôo, Almeida Alberto Sitoe
Scientific Reports  vol: 15  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-87297-w

6. Hungry herbivores and thirsty plants: Browsing wildlife shape savanna tree transpiration independently of water use strategies
T. Herkenrath, N. Blaum, J. Roth, K. N. Shilula, K. Geißler
Functional Ecology  vol: 38  issue: 3  first page: 612  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14499

7. Adaptation of Colophospermum mopane to extra-seasonal drought conditions: site-vegetation relations in dry-deciduous forests of Zambezi region (Namibia)
Joachim H. A. Krug
Forest Ecosystems  vol: 4  issue: 1  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1186/s40663-017-0112-0

8. Conservation and sustainable use of the medicinal Leguminosae plants from Angola
Silvia Catarino, Maria Cristina Duarte, Esperança Costa, Paula Garcia Carrero, Maria M. Romeiras
PeerJ  vol: 7  first page: e6736  year: 2019  
doi: 10.7717/peerj.6736

9. Mapping the potential habitat suitability and opportunities of bush encroacher species in Southern Africa: a case study of the SteamBioAfrica project
Javier Bravo-García, Juan Camarillo-Naranjo, Francisco J. Blanco-Velázquez, Félix González-Peñaloza, María Anaya-Romero
Frontiers of Biogeography  vol: 17  year: 2024  
doi: 10.21425/fob.17.136222

10. Drivers of forest structure and biomass along a climatic gradient in the Soutpansberg, South Africa
Martin A. Honold, Torben Hilmers, Coert J. Geldenhuys, Lucky Makhubele, Johan J. van Tol, Shamim Ahmed, Arno Buys, Elmarie Kotze, Ratsodo P. Tshidzumba, Paxie W. Chirwa, Ndivhuwo Tshaduli, Mulugheta G. Araia, Enno Uhl, Hans Pretzsch
Trees, Forests and People  vol: 21  first page: 100945  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100945

11. Mapping key browse resources in a heterogeneous agricultural landscape
Clarice P Mudzengi, Amon Murwira, Fadzai M Zengeya, Tinyiko Halimani, Herve Fritz, Chrispen Murungweni
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 37  issue: 2  first page: 181  year: 2020  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2020.1740892

12. Evolutionary algorithms for predicting aboveground carbon stocks in mopane woodlands in Mozambique
Severino José Macôo, Evandro Nunes Miranda, Lucas Rezende Gomide
Carbon Management  vol: 16  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/17583004.2025.2504937

13. Woody encroachment happens via intensification, not extensification, of species ranges in an African savanna
Yong Zhou, Morgan W. Tingley, Madelon F. Case, Corli Coetsee, Gregory A. Kiker, Rheinhardt Scholtz, Freek J. Venter, A. Carla Staver
Ecological Applications  vol: 31  issue: 8  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1002/eap.2437

14. Effect of Soil Type and Foliar Factors on the Distribution of Imbrasia belina in the Southeastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe
Edward Mufandaedza, Doreen Z. Moyo, Paul Makoni
Scientifica  vol: 2018  first page: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1155/2018/9273184

15. Balanced Functional Herbivore Composition Stabilizes Tree-Grass Coexistence and Productivity in a Simulated Savanna Rangeland Ecosystem
Leonna Szangolies, Dirk Lohmann, Morgan Hauptfleisch, Florian Jeltsch
Rangeland Ecology & Management  vol: 90  first page: 208  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.rama.2023.05.001

16. Modelling the Suitable Habitat of Gonimbrasia belina, a Communally Exploited Edible Insect, in Southern African Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) Savannah
Mutali Winnie Netshanzhe, Corrie Maria Swanepoel, Alan J. Gardiner, Lourens Hendrik Swanepoel
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 63  issue: 2  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1111/aje.70029

17. The Potential Impact of Woody Encroachment on Evapotranspiration Losses in South Africa's Savannas: A combined Systematic Review and meta-Analysis Approach
Tiffany A. Aldworth, Michele L.W. Toucher, Alistair D. Clulow
Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology  vol: 24  issue: 1  first page: 25  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2023.08.016

18. Mining the Microbiome of Key Species from African Savanna Woodlands: Potential for Soil Health Improvement and Plant Growth Promotion
Ivete Sandra Maquia, Paula Fareleira, Isabel Videira e Castro, Denise R. A. Brito, Ricardo Soares, Aniceto Chaúque, M. Manuela Ferreira-Pinto, Erica Lumini, Andrea Berruti, Natasha S. Ribeiro, Isabel Marques, Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros
Microorganisms  vol: 8  issue: 9  first page: 1291  year: 2020  
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091291

19. Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle-mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model
Jackson Muyobela, Christian W. W. Pirk, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Catherine L. Sole, Joshua B. Benoit
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases  vol: 17  issue: 7  first page: e0011512  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011512

20. The Dead Forest of Chiefs Island: Soil Water Logging from Major Floods and Rainfalls Drive Rapid Vegetation Change in the Okavango Delta (Botswana)
Marc Jolivet, Mike Murray-Hudson, Kaelo Makati, Olivier Dauteuil, Louis Gaudare
Wetlands  vol: 44  issue: 5  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1007/s13157-024-01804-9

21. Xylanase production through solid state fermentation by endophytes of the mopane tree ( Colophospermum mopane) and evaluation as poultry feed additives
Modise Goodwell, Amare Gessesse
Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology  first page: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/10826068.2025.2552852

22. Implementing Local Climate Change Adaptation Actions: The Role of Various Policy Instruments in Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) Woodlands, Northern Namibia
Andreas Nikodemus, Miroslav Hájek
Forests  vol: 13  issue: 10  first page: 1682  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3390/f13101682

23. Mopane (Colophospermum mopane): A potential winner under climate change in southern Africa
Percy Jinga, Admore Mureva, Tawanda Manyangadze
Austral Ecology  vol: 48  issue: 8  first page: 1848  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1111/aec.13426

24. Dynamics of land-cover change and characterization of charcoal production and trade in southwestern Angola
Raquel Kissanga, Luís Catarino, Cristina Máguas, Ana I.R. Cabral
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment  vol: 34  first page: 101162  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101162

25. African elephants influence browse availability for black rhinoceroses in Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe
Marileen van der Westhuizen, Bruce Clegg, Vernon Visser, Tim O'Connor
The Journal of Wildlife Management  vol: 89  issue: 3  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1002/jwmg.22718

26. Mapping floristic communities in Southern Africa savannas, Mozambique
Aurélio de Jesus Rodrigues Pais, Natasha Sofia Ribeiro, Rubens Manoel dos Santos
Rodriguésia  vol: 72  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1590/2175-7860202172010

27. Model-based estimation of above-ground biomass in the miombo ecoregion of Zambia
James Halperin, Valerie LeMay, Emmanuel Chidumayo, Louis Verchot, Peter Marshall
Forest Ecosystems  vol: 3  issue: 1  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1186/s40663-016-0077-4

28. Long‐term high densities of African elephants clear the understorey and promote a new stable savanna woodland community
Nicolas Ferry, Stéphane Dray, Hervé Fritz, Audrey Ipavec, Benjamin J. Wigley, Tristan Charles‐Dominique, Mathieu Bourgarel, Lovelater Sebele, Marion Valeix, Alessandra Fidelis
Journal of Vegetation Science  vol: 32  issue: 6  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1111/jvs.13101

29. Effect of the habitat and tusks on trunk grasping techniques in African savannah elephants
Pauline Costes, Julie Soppelsa, Céline Houssin, Grégoire Boulinguez‐Ambroise, Camille Pacou, Patrick Gouat, Raphaël Cornette, Emmanuelle Pouydebat
Ecology and Evolution  vol: 14  issue: 4  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1002/ece3.11317

30. Soil class and attribute dynamics and their relationship with natural vegetation based on satellite remote sensing
José A.M. Demattê, Veridiana Maria Sayão, Rodnei Rizzo, Caio T. Fongaro
Geoderma  vol: 302  first page: 39  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.04.019

31. The Effect of Woody Encroachment on Evapotranspiration in a Semi-Arid Savanna
Tiffany A. Aldworth, Michele L. W. Toucher, Alistair D. Clulow, Anthony M. Swemmer
Hydrology  vol: 10  issue: 1  first page: 9  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3390/hydrology10010009

32. Enhancement of diversity, stand structure and regeneration of woody species through area exclosure: the case of a mopane woodland in northern Botswana
Demel Teketay, Keotshephile Kashe, Joseph Madome, Monica Kabelo, John Neelo, Mmusi Mmusi, Wellington Masamba
Ecological Processes  vol: 7  issue: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1186/s13717-018-0116-x

33. What shapes the range edge of a dominant African savanna tree, Colophospermum mopane? A demographic approach
Nicola Stevens
Ecology and Evolution  vol: 11  issue: 9  first page: 3726  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1002/ece3.7377

34. Remote sensing of species diversity using Landsat 8 spectral variables
Sabelo Madonsela, Moses Azong Cho, Abel Ramoelo, Onisimo Mutanga
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing  vol: 133  first page: 116  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2017.10.008

35. Socio-Economic Benefits of Colophospermum mopane in a Changing Climate in Northern Namibia
Andreas Nikodemus, Azadeh Abdollahnejad, Alpo Kapuka, Dimitrios Panagiotidis, Miroslav Hájek
Forests  vol: 14  issue: 2  first page: 290  year: 2023  
doi: 10.3390/f14020290