The demographic impacts of browsing on woody plants in savannas : from individual branches to whole populations

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dc.contributor.advisorBond, William Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMoncrieff, Glenn Ren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T18:57:18Z
dc.date.available2015-01-05T18:57:18Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 121-131).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBrowsing ungulates can potentially have drastic impacts on vegetation patterns. This is particularly true in African savannas where many large browsers persist at high densities. Most of the theory and models outlining mechanisms of impact on plants and predicting responses are framed in terms of biomass impacts and responses. However, for trees in African savannas, fitness is more closely linked to height than above ground biomass. I evaluate the demographic impacts of browsing, making explicit contrasts with impacts on biomass. The results highlight under- explored intrinsic aspects of plants and browsers that determine the degree of browser impact on plant demography, aspects that have been under-explored due to an emphasis on biomass responses, and provide novel methods to measure and evaluate large-scale browser impacts, which have proved difficult before.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMoncrieff, G. R. (2010). <i>The demographic impacts of browsing on woody plants in savannas : from individual branches to whole populations</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11501en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMoncrieff, Glenn R. <i>"The demographic impacts of browsing on woody plants in savannas : from individual branches to whole populations."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11501en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMoncrieff, G. 2010. The demographic impacts of browsing on woody plants in savannas : from individual branches to whole populations. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Moncrieff, Glenn R AB - Browsing ungulates can potentially have drastic impacts on vegetation patterns. This is particularly true in African savannas where many large browsers persist at high densities. Most of the theory and models outlining mechanisms of impact on plants and predicting responses are framed in terms of biomass impacts and responses. However, for trees in African savannas, fitness is more closely linked to height than above ground biomass. I evaluate the demographic impacts of browsing, making explicit contrasts with impacts on biomass. The results highlight under- explored intrinsic aspects of plants and browsers that determine the degree of browser impact on plant demography, aspects that have been under-explored due to an emphasis on biomass responses, and provide novel methods to measure and evaluate large-scale browser impacts, which have proved difficult before. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - The demographic impacts of browsing on woody plants in savannas : from individual branches to whole populations TI - The demographic impacts of browsing on woody plants in savannas : from individual branches to whole populations UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11501 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11501
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMoncrieff GR. The demographic impacts of browsing on woody plants in savannas : from individual branches to whole populations. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11501en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titleThe demographic impacts of browsing on woody plants in savannas : from individual branches to whole populationsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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