AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE

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.

非洲牧场和牧草科学杂志是非洲领先的牧场和牧业期刊。该杂志致力于出版优质的原始材料，推动牧场生态和牧场管理。该期刊旨在发布来自任何地区的具有国际重要性的研究，但作为非洲期刊，我们对来自非洲和与该大陆相关的研究特别感兴趣。该杂志促进科学及其应用，鼓励作者明确确定其工作的实际意义。同行评审的研究论文和研究报告主要涉及牧场和牧场生态和管理的各个方面，包括牧场和牧场的生态生理学和生物地球化学，陆地植物 - 食草动物相互作用（国内和野生），牧场评估和监测，牧场气候变化，牧场和牧场管理，牧场恢复，支持生产的生态系统服务，保护和生物多样性目标，以及确定和开发集约化和半精养牧场和牧草资源以满足畜牧生产需求。特别鼓励强调支持管理，政策和社会价值的生物物理和社会科学之间跨学科联系的文章。该期刊包括相关的书评和邀请的观点，有助于范围和饲料科学的发展。向编辑发出的关于辩论期刊中提出的问题的信件是可以接受的。非洲牧场和牧草科学杂志是南部非洲草原学会的官方期刊。