References

ANON 1999.  Oshaampula Community Forest Reserve PRA Report.  Directorate of Forestry, Windhoek.

BAINBRIDGE W.R. 1965. Distribution of seed in elephant dung (Acacia, Ricinodendron, Hyphaene).  Puku 3:173-175.

BEN-SHAHAR R. 1998.  Changes in structure of savanna woodlands in northern Botswana following the impacts of elephants and fire. Plant Ecology 136:189-194.

BIESELE M. BOSQUET J. & STANFORD G. 1979.  A Kalahari food Staple:  Ricinodendron rautanenii.   in Goodin J.R. & Northington D.K (eds).  Arid land plant resources. (p. 341-355) International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies, Texas Tech Univ. Lubbock.

BÜSCHEL  D. 1999.  A Study of Resource Utilisation: A case from Namibia, Mpungu Constituency, Kavango District, Northern Namibia.  CRIAA SA-DC Report, Windhoek, Namibia.

CALVERT G.M. 1984.  The ecology and management of Kalahari Sand Forest Vegetation of South Western Zimbabwe.  IN.  Piearce G.D. (ed.).  The Zambezi teak forests.  Proc. 1st int. Conf. on the teak forests of southern Africa, Livingstone, Zambia, March 1984.  ISBN 9982040016

CHIDOMAYO E. N. 1988.  A re-assessment of effects of fire on miombo regeneration in the Zambian Copperbelt. Journal of Tropical Ecology 4:361-372

CHIVELL E. & MOSTERT A. 1991. Karst - Central Area: Rainfall  Comparison. Hydrological report No. 11/2/2/H14, Department of Water Affaris, Namibia.

CHILDES S. L. 1989.  Phenology of nine common woody species in  semi-arid, deciduous Kalahari Sand vegetation. Vegetatio 79:151-163

ERKKILä A. & SIISKONEN H.  1992.  Forestry in Namibia 1850-1990.  Silva Carelica 20:1-244.

FOTH H.D.  1990.  Fundamentals of Soil Science (8th ed).  John Wiley & Sons.

FROST P.G.H. & ROBERTSON F. 1987. The Ecological Effects of Fire in Savannas, IN Walker B.H. (Ed.) Determinants of Tropical Savannas.  IRL Press, Oxford.  ISBN 1-85221-017-6

GELDENHUYS C. J. 1977.  The Effect of Different Regimes of Annual Burning on Two Woodland Communities in Kavango. South African Forestry Journal 103:32-42

GOLDAMMER J.G. 1998.  Development of a National Fire Policy and Guidelines on Fire Management in Namibia.  Namibia Finland Forestry Programme, Directorate of Forestry, Windhoek.

GOLDSTEIN G. & SARMIENTO G. 1987.  Water Relations of Trees and Grasses and their Consequences for the Structure of Savanna vegetation.  IN Walker B.H. (Ed.) Determinants of Tropical Savannas.  IRL Press, Oxford.  ISBN 1-85221-017-6

GRAZ F.P. 1996.  Management of a Pterocarpus angolensis population under the influence of fire and land use.  M.Sc. thesis. University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

GRAZ, F.P. 1999.  A Preliminary Terrain Feature Classification of the Okavango Region, Namibia.  South African Journal of Surveying and Geo-Information 1:123-129.

GRAZ F.P. in press.  Fire damage to Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) trees in North-eastern Namibia.

GROOME J S, LEES H M N, & WIGG L T 1957.  A summary of Information on Pterocarpus angolensis.  Forestry Abstracts 18:153-162.

HARRINGTON G N & ROSS I C 1974.  The Savanna ecology of Kidepo Valley National Park I.  The effects of burning and browsing on the vegetation.  E. Afr. Wildl. J. 12:93-105.

HEIKKILA T.V. GRONQVIST R. & JURVELIUS M. 1993.  Handbook on Forest Fire Control:  A guide for trainers.  Forestry Training Programme Publication 21.  National Board of education, Helsinki, Finland.   ISBN 951-47-7459-0

HELGREN D.M. 1982.  Edaphic Context of the Mongongo (Ricinodendron rautanenii) in the Northwestern Kalahri. South African Journal of Science 78:131-132.

HOCHBERG M.E., MENAUT J.C. & GIGNOUX J. 1994. The influences of tree biology and fire in the spatial structure of the West African savannah. Journal of Ecology 82:217-226.

KEEGAN A.B. 1982.  Dormancy and Germination of the Manketti Nut, Ricinodendron rautanenii.  Ph.D. Thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

KEEGAN A.B., KELLY K.M. & VAN STADEN J. 1989.  Ethylene Involvement in Dormancy Release of Ricinodendron rautanenii Seeds.  Annals of Botany 63:229-234

KNOOP W.T. 1982. Interactions of Herbaceous and Woody Vegetation in Two Savanna Communities at Nylsvley. M.Sc. Thesis. University of the Witwatersrand.

KUMAR V. 1978. Studies of Mungongo Seed Germination.  TIRC/NCSR Res. Pap. No. 9, Tree Improvement Research Center, National Council for Scientific Research, Kitwe, Zambia

LAWTON R.M. 1978:  A study of the dynamic ecology of Zambian Vegetation. Journal of Ecology 66:175-198.

LEE R.B. 1973. Mogongo:  The Ethnography of a Major Wild Food Resource. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 2:307-321.

LUSEPANI, E., TJAVEONDJA, L. & TUOMASJUKKA, T.  1998.  Proceedings of the ‘Bushmanland Forest Conservation Workshop’.  Namibia Finland Forestry Programme, Directorate of Forestry, Windhoek.

MALAISSE F, R FRESON, G. GOFFINET & M. MALAISSE-MOUSSET 1975.  Litter Fall and Litter Breakdown in Miombo.  In F. Golley & E. Medina (Eds):  Tropical Ecological Systems. Trends in Terrestrial  and Aquatic Research. Springer Verlag, New-York; Ecological Studies 11:137-152.

MITLöHNER R. 1997.  Pflanzeninterne Potentiale als Indikatoren für den tropischen Standort.  Shaker Verlag.

MüLLER M.A.N. 1985.  Gräser Südwestafrika / Namibias.  John Meinert Printers, Windhoek, Namibia.

NFSP 1996.  Namibia Forestry Strategic Plan, Forest Biodiversity for present and future generations.  Directorate of Forestry, Windhoek, Namibia.

PETERS C.R. 1987.  Ricinodendron rautanenii (Euphorbiaceae): Zambezian Wild Food Plant for All Seasons.  Economic Botany 41.

PRINCE S.D. 1987.  Measurement of canopy interception of solar radiation by stands of trees in sparsely wooded savanna. Int. J. Remote Sensing 8:1747-1766

QUAYLE S. & GUNN B.  1998.  Tree Nursery Manaul for Namibia.  CSIRO, Canberra.

RUESS R.W. 1987.  The role of large herbivores in nutrient cycling of tropical savannas.  IN Walter B.H. (ed) Determinants of Tropical Savannas.  IRL Press, Oxford.

RUTHERFORD M.C. 1975. Aspects of Ecosystem Function in a Woodland Savanna in South West Africa.  PhD thesis, University of Stellenbosch. 261 p.

RUTHERFORD M. C. 1981. Survival, regeneration and leaf biomass changes in woody plants following spring burns in Burkea africana-Ochna pulchra Savanna.  Bothalia 13:531-552

RUTHERFORD M.C. 1983.  Growth rates, biomass and distribution of selected woody plant roots in Burkea africana-Ochna pulchra savanna. Vegetatio 52:45-63

SAVORY A. & BUTTERFIELD J. 1999.  Holistic Management, A new framework for decision making.  Island Press.

SCHOLES R.J. & WALKER B.H. 1993.  An African Savanna, Synthesis of the Nylsvley Study.  Cambridge University Press.

SHIKONGO S. in Prep, M.Sc Thesis, University of Namibia.

SIEGFRIED W. R. 1981. The incidence of veld-fire in the Etosha  National Park, 1970-1979.  Madoqua 12:225-230

SKARPE C. 1991. Spatial patterns and dynamics of woody vegetation in an arid savanna.  Journal of Vegetation Science 2:565-572.

SKARPE C 1992.  Dynamics of savanna ecosystems. Journal of  Vegetation Science 3:293-300.

SMITH T.M. & GRANT K. 1986.  The role of Competition in the Spacing of Trees in a Burkea africana-Terminalia sericea Savanna. Biotropica 18:219-223.

TAINTON N. 1999.  Veld Management in South Africa.  University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.

TIMBERLAKE J.R. & CALVERT G.M. 1993.  Preliminary Root Atlas for Zimbabwe and Zambia.  Zimbabwe Bulletin of Forestry Research 10:1-96.

TRAPNELL C. G. 1959.  Ecological results of woodland burning experiments in Northern Rhodesia.  Journal of  Ecology 49:129-168

TROLLOPE W.S.W. 1981. Recommended Terms, Definitions and Units to be used in Fire Ecology in South Africa.  Proc. Grassld. Soc. Sth. Afr. 16:107-109

TUOMASJUKKA, T., TJAVEONDJA, L. & TUBALELE, M. 1998.  Proceedings of the ‘Kavango forest conservation workshop’.  Namibia Finland Forestry Programme, Directorate of Forestry, Windhoek.

VAN DAALEN C. J. 1991.  Germination of Pterocarpus angolensis Seed.  South African Journal of Forestry 158:33-36.

VAN DAALEN C.J. VOGEL J.C. MALAN F.S. & FULS A. 1992. Dating of Pterocarpus angolensis Trees.  South African Journal of Forestry 162:1-7.

VAN DER MEULEN F. & WERGER M.J.A. 1984. Crown characteristics, leaf size and light throughfall of some savanna trees in southern Africa. S. Afr. J. Bot. 3:.

VEDDER, H. 1923.  Die Bergdama, Teil 1.  Reihe B. Völkerkunde, Kulturgeschichte und Sprachenn, Band 7. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiet der Auslandskunde, Band 11. University of Hamburg.

VEDDER, H. 1928.  The Berg Damara, IN The Native Tribes of South West Africa.  Cape Times Ltd. Cape Town.

VERMEULEN W.J. 1990. A monograph on Pterocarpus angolensis.  SARCCUS Standing Committee for Forestry; Pretoria, South Africa.

VON BREITENBACH F 1968.  Long-Term Plan of Forestry Development  in the Eastern Caprivi Zipfel.  Department of Forestry, Saasveld, South Africa.

WALKER B.H., LUDWIG D., HOLLING C.S. & PERMAN R.M.1981.  Stability of Semi-Arid Savanna Grazing Systems. Journal of  Ecology 69:473-498

WALKER B.H. & NOI-MEIR I. 1982.  Aspects of the Stability and Resilience of Savanna Ecosystems. In Huntley B.J and Walker B.H. (Eds) 'Ecology of Tropical Savannas'; Springer Verlag, Berlin

YEATON R I 1988.  Porcupines, Fires and the Dynamics of the Tree  Layer of the Burkea africana Savanna. Journal of Ecology 76:1017-1029

 return to top