51st Annual GSSA Congress: Advancing Rangeland Ecology and Pasture Management in Africa
The Annual Congress was hosted by the Western Cape at Wilderness Hotel Resort and Spa, Wilderness. The Congress incorporated the highly acclaimed Research Skills Workshop from 3 to 4 July 2016, and an Invasive Species Workshop held on 8 July 2016.
Scientific Programme
The Final Programme of Abstracts will be available shortly to download.
Sunday and Monday, 3 and 4 July 2016
Monday 4 July 2016
Meet & Greet - Opening Address:
Tuesday 5 July 2016
Sessions:
- Opening Plenary and Keynote Addresses
- Past and Future Trends in Vegetation Change
- Rangeland Fire Ecology
- Tropical Grasslands: Forages & Feeds
- Applying Remote Sensing to Rangeland and Pasture Management
- Alien Invasives
Research Proposal Poster Session
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Sessions:
Mid-Congress Tours:
- Pasture Innovation in the Southern Cape: From Pure Pastures to Integrated Pasture-Cropping Systems
- Intensive Game Farming Enterprises
- Rehabilitation, Restiration and Invasive Alien Clearing at Gondwana Game Reserve and Conservation Foundation
- Community Projects and Forest Restoration: Pledge Nature Reserve, FreshStart and Sizamele Indigenous Nursery
Thursday 7 July 2016
Sessions:
- Rangeland Assessment and Monitoring
- Planted Pastures: Cultivar Adaptations, Production Systems and Pasture Management
- Forage Nutrition
- Soil and Fertilizers for Sustainable Pasture Production
- Farmer Knowledge and Perceptions
- Dairy and Planted Pastures
Friday 8 July 2016