Woody plant encroachment is considered a threat to rangelands because of the suppression of productivity of herbaceous plant species due to the increase of bush cover. Besides, its fragmenting effect narrows the home range of both domestic and native grazers. Thus, human communities and natural ecosystems worldwide are under siege from disproportionate increase of woody species in the range lands. Generally this may be caused by different factors, at different landscapes, by different plant species and with different effects. This shows that more has to be done for the bush encroachment to become under control. However, there is still paucity of information on how to control the destructive effects of bush encroachment on the rangelands directly and the cascading effect on the trophic chains indirectly. This calls for the need for reviewing the contemporary knowledge status regarding several methods to control the bush encroachment in the rangelands. In a broader context, biological, physical, chemical, burning and any combination of these are widely known methods to control bush encroachment, each with their own pros and cons.
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