Thirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPrivett, S D J
dc.contributor.authorCowling, R M
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, H C
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T06:54:57Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T06:54:57Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractThis study used permanently marked 50 m: sites, surveyed at a 30 year interval, to provide a descriptive account of the temporal change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. South Africa. Management records were used to examine the role of post-fire age. fire frequency and intensity, as well as biotic interactions (competition from overstorey proteoids and alien plants) in influencing vegetation composition over this time period. The mean similarity in species composition of sites between surveys was 62%, indicating an average of nearly 40% turnover in species over the 30 year period. The main causes of this change included differences resulting from different stages in the post-fire succession as well as the impact of differential fire regimes (especially frequency effects). Competition from serotinous Proteaceae. which proved highly mobile after fire, as well as invasive Australian acacias also impacted on the composition of the vegetation over time. The study demonstrated that fynbos communities are temporally dynamic and that the changes over time in species composition are caused by a variety of processes. The study also provided evidence for the role of temporal diversity in contributing to the high species diversity in fynbos systems.
dc.identifier.apacitationPrivett, S. D. J., Cowling, R. M., & Taylor, H. C. (2001). Thirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa. <i>Bothalia</i>, 31(1), 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34382en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPrivett, S D J, R M Cowling, and H C Taylor "Thirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa." <i>Bothalia</i> 31, 1. (2001): 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34382en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPrivett, S.D.J., Cowling, R.M. & Taylor, H.C. 2001. Thirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa. <i>Bothalia.</i> 31(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34382en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0006-8241
dc.identifier.issn2311-9284
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Privett, S D J AU - Cowling, R M AU - Taylor, H C AB - This study used permanently marked 50 m: sites, surveyed at a 30 year interval, to provide a descriptive account of the temporal change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. South Africa. Management records were used to examine the role of post-fire age. fire frequency and intensity, as well as biotic interactions (competition from overstorey proteoids and alien plants) in influencing vegetation composition over this time period. The mean similarity in species composition of sites between surveys was 62%, indicating an average of nearly 40% turnover in species over the 30 year period. The main causes of this change included differences resulting from different stages in the post-fire succession as well as the impact of differential fire regimes (especially frequency effects). Competition from serotinous Proteaceae. which proved highly mobile after fire, as well as invasive Australian acacias also impacted on the composition of the vegetation over time. The study demonstrated that fynbos communities are temporally dynamic and that the changes over time in species composition are caused by a variety of processes. The study also provided evidence for the role of temporal diversity in contributing to the high species diversity in fynbos systems. DA - 2001 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - Bothalia LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2001 SM - 0006-8241 SM - 2311-9284 T1 - Thirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa TI - Thirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34382 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34382
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPrivett SDJ, Cowling RM, Taylor HC. Thirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa. Bothalia. 2001;31(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34382.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.sourceBothalia
dc.source.journalissue1
dc.source.journalvolume31
dc.source.pagination174 - 177
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v31i1.509
dc.subject.otherfire effects
dc.subject.otherfynbos
dc.subject.othersuccession
dc.subject.othertemporal change
dc.subject.othervegetation monitoring
dc.titleThirty years of change in the fynbos vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, South Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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