Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa
dc.contributor.author | Wiseman, Ruth | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-31T20:00:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-31T20:00:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001 | en_ZA |
dc.description | Bibliography: leaves 43-49. | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | Wildlife populations in southern Africa are increasingly forced into smaller areas by the demand for agricultural and residential land, and many are now restricted by protective fences. Although numerous studies have focused on the impacts of elephants and other browsers on vegetation in large, open areas, less is known of their effects in restricted areas. The woody vegetation in Ithala Game Reserve, a fenced conservation area of almost 30 000 ha, was monitored annually from 1992 to 2000 to assess the impact of browsers on vegetation structure and composition. Three categories of tree were identified: those declining in abundance (e.g. Aloe marlothii and A. davyi), those increasing in abundance (e.g. Seolopia zeyheri and Euclea erispa), and those with stable populations (e.g. Rhus lucida and Gymnosporia buxifolia). | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.apacitation | Wiseman, R. (2001). <i>Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10786 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Wiseman, Ruth. <i>"Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10786 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Wiseman, R. 2001. Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wiseman, Ruth AB - Wildlife populations in southern Africa are increasingly forced into smaller areas by the demand for agricultural and residential land, and many are now restricted by protective fences. Although numerous studies have focused on the impacts of elephants and other browsers on vegetation in large, open areas, less is known of their effects in restricted areas. The woody vegetation in Ithala Game Reserve, a fenced conservation area of almost 30 000 ha, was monitored annually from 1992 to 2000 to assess the impact of browsers on vegetation structure and composition. Three categories of tree were identified: those declining in abundance (e.g. Aloe marlothii and A. davyi), those increasing in abundance (e.g. Seolopia zeyheri and Euclea erispa), and those with stable populations (e.g. Rhus lucida and Gymnosporia buxifolia). DA - 2001 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2001 T1 - Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa TI - Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10786 ER - | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10786 | |
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Wiseman R. Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2001 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10786 | en_ZA |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.department | Department of Biological Sciences | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
dc.subject.other | Conservation Biology | en_ZA |
dc.title | Woody vegetation change in response to browsing in Ithala Game Reserve, South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.type | Master Thesis | |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
dc.type.qualificationname | MSc | en_ZA |
uct.type.filetype | Text | |
uct.type.filetype | Image | |
uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |
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