Woody cover in wet and dry African savannas after six decades of experimental fires

Fire is an integral process in savannas because it plays a crucial role in altering woody cover of this globally important biome. In this study, we examine the long‐term effects of varying fire frequencies over a 60‐year time period in South Africa. We analyse the effects of fire exclusion and of ex...
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Autor*in:

Devine, Aisling P [verfasserIn]

Stott, Iain

McDonald, Robbie A

Maclean, Ilya M. D

Wilson, Scott

Format:

Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2015

Rechteinformationen:

Nutzungsrecht: 2014 The Authors. Journal of Ecology © 2014 British Ecological Society

© COPYRIGHT 2015 Blackwell Publishers Ltd.

Schlagwörter:

woody encroachment

vegetation dynamics

savannah

disturbance

plant populations and community dynamics

semi‐arid savannas

mesic savannas

Vegetation dynamics

Plant populations

Vegetation

Forest & brush fires

Trees

Plant ecology

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: The journal of ecology - Oxford : Blackwell, 1913, 103(2015), 2, Seite 473-478

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:103 ; year:2015 ; number:2 ; pages:473-478

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DOI / URN:

10.1111/1365-2745.12367

Katalog-ID:

OLC1964867150

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