The influence of size and density of the Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba Meyer) on its keystone role in the Xeric Kalahari

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dc.contributor.advisorDean, Richarden_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMidgley, Jeremy Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSeymour, Colleenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-10T13:31:35Z
dc.date.available2015-02-10T13:31:35Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractWithin the savannas of the southern Kalahari, land use practices can change habitat structure profoundly, so that rangelands either became densely wooden through bush thickening or are cleared completely using arboricides or manual tree felling and bush clearance, or are at some stage in between. Demands for the wood of camelthorn trees (Acacia reioloba), (the largest tree species growing on semi-arid and arid Kalahari sands) for firewood has also impacted habitat structure. Large trees are important in the Kalahari ecosystem because they provide shade, nesting and foraging sites for birds and mammals, as well as microhabitats that facilitate the existence of a suite of subcanopy plants. Indeed, large A. erioloba tress have been mooted as a context-depend keystones species, important to other biota and ecological prcesess. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the importance of A. erioloba to biodiversity, focusing on plants and birds.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSeymour, C. (2006). <i>The influence of size and density of the Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba Meyer) on its keystone role in the Xeric Kalahari</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12408en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSeymour, Colleen. <i>"The influence of size and density of the Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba Meyer) on its keystone role in the Xeric Kalahari."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12408en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSeymour, C. 2006. The influence of size and density of the Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba Meyer) on its keystone role in the Xeric Kalahari. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Seymour, Colleen AB - Within the savannas of the southern Kalahari, land use practices can change habitat structure profoundly, so that rangelands either became densely wooden through bush thickening or are cleared completely using arboricides or manual tree felling and bush clearance, or are at some stage in between. Demands for the wood of camelthorn trees (Acacia reioloba), (the largest tree species growing on semi-arid and arid Kalahari sands) for firewood has also impacted habitat structure. Large trees are important in the Kalahari ecosystem because they provide shade, nesting and foraging sites for birds and mammals, as well as microhabitats that facilitate the existence of a suite of subcanopy plants. Indeed, large A. erioloba tress have been mooted as a context-depend keystones species, important to other biota and ecological prcesess. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the importance of A. erioloba to biodiversity, focusing on plants and birds. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - The influence of size and density of the Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba Meyer) on its keystone role in the Xeric Kalahari TI - The influence of size and density of the Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba Meyer) on its keystone role in the Xeric Kalahari UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12408 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSeymour C. The influence of size and density of the Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba Meyer) on its keystone role in the Xeric Kalahari. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12408en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentPercy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe influence of size and density of the Camelthorn (Acacia erioloba Meyer) on its keystone role in the Xeric Kalaharien_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
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