The African Journal of Range & Forage Science is the leading rangeland and pastoral journal in Africa. The Journal is dedicated to publishing quality original material that advances rangeland ecology and pasture management. The journal aims to publish research of international importance from any region, but as an African journal, we are particularly interested in research from Africa and relevant to the continent. The Journal promotes both science and its application and authors are encouraged to explicitly identify the practical implications of their work. Peer-reviewed research papers and research notes deal primarily with all aspects of rangeland and pasture ecology and management, including the ecophysiology and biogeochemistry of rangelands and pastures, terrestrial plant–herbivore interactions (both domestic and wild), rangeland assessment and monitoring, effects of climate change on rangelands, rangeland and pasture management, rangeland rehabilitation, ecosystem services in support of production, conservation and biodiversity goals, and the identification and development of intensive and semi-intensive pasture and forage resources to meet livestock production needs. Articles highlighting transdisciplinary linkages among biophysical and social sciences that support management, policy and societal values are particularly encouraged. The Journal includes relevant book reviews and invited perspectives that contribute to the development of range and forage science. Letters to the editor that debate issues raised in the Journal are acceptable. The African Journal of Range & Forage Science is the official journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa.

Editor-in-Chief
Dr Pieter A Swanepoel  
Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Administrator
Freyni du Toit 
Grassland Society of Southern Africa, South Africa
Associate Editors 

Dr Clement Adjorlolo, Natural Resources Governance NEPAD Agency, South Africa 
Dr Andrew Ainslie, University of Reading, United Kingdom 
Prof Serkan Ates, Oregon State University, United States of America 
Dr Lindsay Bell, CSIRO Agriculture, Australia 
Dr Sarita Bennett, Curtin University 
Dr Casper Crous, SAEON Arid Zones Node, South Africa 
Dr C J Lindeque du Toit, University of Pretoria, South Africa 
Dr Abubeker Hassen, University of Pretoria, South Africa 
Dr Debbie Jewitt, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa 
Dr Chris S Jones, International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia 
Dr Mounir Louhaichi, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Jordan 
Mr Craig D Morris, Agricultural Research Institute, South Africa 
Prof Jesse Nippert, Kansas State University 
Dr Patrick J O’Farrell, CSIR, Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa 
Dr M Igshaan Samuels, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa 
Dr Liz (E) A Trenchard, Coventry University, United Kingdom 
Prof Wayne C Twine, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa 
Dr Corli Wigley-Coetsee, South Africa National Parks, South Africa
Book Reviews Editor
Craig Morris, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa

Administrative Office
African Journal of Range & Forage Science 
e-mail: journal@grassland.org.za 

Editorial Advisory Panel 
Prof Sally Archibald, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa 
Dr James E Bennett, Coventry University, United Kingdom 
Mr C Richard Hurt, Kiwiflora Nurseries, New Zealand 
Prof Graham I H Kerley, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 
Prof Klaus Kellner, North-West University, South Africa 
Prof Kevin P Kirkman, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 
Prof Nkobi M Moleele, RESILIM - Resilience in the Limpopo River Basin, Botswana 
Mr Craig D Morris, Agricultural Research Institute, South Africa 
Dr Anthony R Palmer, Agricultural Research Institute, South Africa 
Prof Elly N Sabiiti, Makerere University, Uganda 
Prof Peter F Scogings, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 
Dr Susanne Vetter, Rhodes University, South Africa