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A synthesis of past, current and future research for protection and management of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) wetlands in Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2014)
Papyrus wetlands (dominated by the giant
sedge Cyperus papyrus L.) occur throughout eastern,
central and southern Africa and are important for
biodiversity, for water quality and quantity regulation
and for the livelihoods ...
Ecosystem engineering by hummock-building earthworms in seasonal wetlands of eastern South Africa: Insights into the mechanics of biomorphodynamic feedbacks in wetland ecosystems
(Wiley, 2018)
This paper resolves the origin of clay hummock micro-topography in seasonal wetlands of the Drakensberg Foothills,
providing a review and appraisal of previously-suggested mechanisms of hummock formation in the context ...
Wetlands in drylands: Diverse perspectives for dynamic landscapes
(Springer, 2022)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP
1997) classifes global drylands according to an Aridity Index (AI), defned as the ratio between mean
annual precipitation (MAP) and potential evapotranspiration (PET). ...