Examining the impact of military training exercises on vegetation: case of the South African Army Combat Training Centre Lohatla

Henrico, Ivan; Vukea, Matimu; Smit, Hennie

doi:10.1007/s41324-020-00370-6

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“…Besides, well-preserved grasslands are favourable for military training. Indeed, in order to train under realistic combat conditions, armies rely on the availability and accessibility of appropriate training areas (Henrico et al 2020). In some cases, as for the Suippes camp, the bushes present on the military grassland are necessary, in order to ensure more realistic ring practice.…”

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Assessing conservation status of calcareous grassland in two French military training areas in Natura 2000 context

Pascaline,

Sébastien

2023

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Calcareous grasslands are habitats of high conservation value. These rich habitats are declining notably due to agriculture and habitat fragmentation. In France, calcareous grasslands may be found on Military Training Areas (MTA), which protect them from intensive agriculture and urban development. By analysing their floristic structure and composition, the aim of this publication is to determine the conservation status of grassland on two French MTA, following a militarisation gradient. Vegetation characteristics appeared different according to the level of military activities. Military activities and their related management, favour rich and diversified grasslands in the good conservation state. They also allow the creation of a mosaic of habitats within the grasslands with the presence of overgrown areas. Thus, MTAs appeared to present good potential for preserving the remaining calcareous grassland in France.

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Assessing conservation status of calcareous grassland in two French military training areas in Natura 2000 context

Pascaline,

Sébastien

2023

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Khaki conservation: a review of the effects on biodiversity of worldwide military training areas

Caudal,

Gallet

2023

Environ. Rev.

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Military training areas (MTA) are special environments with specific anthropogenic activities. The aims of this review are (1) to understand the interactions between military training activities and biodiversity, (2) to quantify the available scientific literature on this subject, (3) to highlight the origin of the studies. Queries were carried out on two literature databases: Scopus and Wiley. The queries returned a large number of papers, but few actually matched the research topics. These two databases contain nearly 400 articles that discuss the interactions between military training and biodiversity at different scales. These articles come from all over the world, but the majority were conducted in the United States. In Europe, the studies are mainly conducted on German, English and Czech sites. Impacts on biodiversity from all types of military training and from restricted areas were studied. The impacts on these areas are multiple and affect the landscape, the soil, fauna and flora. They can be directly or indirectly related to military activities. Responses to disturbance by military trainings can be complex as they are variable. Thus, the same training may result in positive, neutral or negative impacts depending on the habitats or taxa targeted and the country studied. Training methods are constantly evolving and vary between countries, it appears important to maintain research about conservation in those particular areas, which paradoxically represent opportunities for nature conservation.

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Examining the impact of military training exercises on vegetation: case of the South African Army Combat Training Centre Lohatla

Cited by 2 publications

References 26 publications

Assessing conservation status of calcareous grassland in two French military training areas in Natura 2000 context

Assessing conservation status of calcareous grassland in two French military training areas in Natura 2000 context

Khaki conservation: a review of the effects on biodiversity of worldwide military training areas

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