I am interested in vegetation patterns in space and their drivers as well as how vegetation changes in response to climate and human activities. For this aim I annually monitor vegetation change on permanent plots in Namaqualand and South African Kalahari.
An initiative led by the Center for Sustainability Transitions (CST) at Stellenbosch University, in partnership with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and made possible through the JWO research grant.
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