Baloyi JJ, Ngongoni NT and Hamudikuwanda H 2008. Chemical composition and ruminal degradability of compea and silverleaf desmodium forage legumes harvested at different stages of maturity. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 8: 81-91. Keywords: Cowpea; Silverleaf desmodium; stage of maturity; chemical composition; degradability. 

Baloyi JJ, Ngongoni NT and Hamudikuwanda H 2008. The effect feeding forage legumes as nitrogen supplement on growth performance of sheep. Tropical Animal Health and Production 40: 457-462. Keywords: Sheep; forage legumes; nitrogen; supplementary feeding; growth. 

Cronje HP, Panagos MD and Reilly BK 2008. The plant communities of the Andover Game Reserve in the Arid Lowveld, South Africa. Koedoe 50 in press. Keywords: Plant communities; Catena.

Nyamukanza CC and Scogings PF 2008. Sprout selection and performance of goats fed Acacia karroo coppices in the False Thornveld of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Animal Science 38: 83-90. Keywords: Browse; bush encroachment; herbivory; intake rate; preference; digestibility. 

Scogings PF and Mopipi K 2008a. Effects of water, grass and N on responses of Acacia karroo seedlings to early wet season simulated browsing: aboveground growth and biomass allocation. Journal of Arid Environments 72:509-522. Keywords: Bush encroachment; compensatory growth; plant defence; plant–herbivore; savanna; tree–grass.

Scogings PF and Mopipi K 2008b. Effects of water, grass and N on responses of Acacia karroo seedlings to early wet season simulated browsing: leaf N, fibre and tannin concentrations. Journal of Arid Environments 72:1666-1674. Keywords: Bush encroachment; delayed induced response; growth-defence tradeoff; herbivory; plant defence; savanna.

Shrader AM, Kotler BP, Brown JS and Kerley GIH 2008. Providing water for goats in arid landscapes: effects on feeding effort with regard to time period, herd size and secondary compounds. Oikos 117: 466-472.

Swemmer AM and Knapp AK 2008. Defoliation synchronizes above-ground growth of co-occurring C4 grass species. Ecology 89(10):2860-2867. Keywords: Aboveground net primary productivity; community composition; grasslands; grazing; precipitation.

Tefera S, Dlamini BJ, Dlamini AM and Mlambo V 2008. Current range condition in relation to land management systems in semi-arid savannas of Swaziland. African Journal of Ecology 46: 158-167. Keywords: grass layer; rangeland condition; woody plants.