Short-Term Responses of Southern African Semi-Arid Rangelands to Fire: A Review of Impact on Soils

Knowledge of the impact of fire in arid and semi-arid sweet rangeland areas and the role it can play in sustainable utilization of the rangeland ecosystem is limited. This review uses a South African case study (experimental plot data) to elevate the research (soil quality and seed bank dynamics) on short-term fire responses in a semi-arid climate. The impact of a decrease in basal cover and plant density due to fire, especially on the...