African Journal of Range and Forage Science

期刊简介：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.

【译文】非洲草原与牧草科学杂志是非洲领先的草原和放牧期刊。该期刊致力于发表高质量的原创材料，推动草原生态和牧草管理的发展。期刊旨在发表来自任何地区具有国际重要性的研究，但作为非洲期刊，我们特别关注来自非洲以及与该大陆相关的研究。期刊促进科学及其应用，并鼓励作者明确指出他们工作的实际意义。同行评审的研究论文和研究简报主要涉及草原和牧草生态和管理的各个方面，包括草原和牧草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（包括家畜和野生动物），草原评估和监测，气候变化对草原的影响，草原和牧草管理，草原恢复，支持生产、保护和生物多样性目标的生态系统服务，以及鉴定和开发密集型和半密集型牧草和饲料资源以满足畜牧业生产需求。特别鼓励强调生物物理和社会科学之间跨学科联系的文章，这些联系支持管理、政策和社会价值观。期刊还包括相关的书评和特邀观点，这些观点有助于草原和牧草科学的发展。编辑信件可以就期刊中提出的问题进行辩论。非洲草原与牧草科学杂志是南非草原学会的官方期刊。