Pattern and process in South Coast dune fynbos : population, community and landscape level studies

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dc.contributor.advisorMoll, Eugeneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPierce, Shirley Men_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-11T12:22:00Z
dc.date.available2014-10-11T12:22:00Z
dc.date.issued1990en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographies.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study aimed to explain vegetation dynamics in response to disturbance in a dune landscape comprising a mosaic and admixture of grassland, fynbos and thicket. A hierarchical approach directed investigations at the landscape, community and population levels, with emphasis on seed banks. The study concentrated on fynbos, the predominant vegetation type. At the landscape-level, pattern was attributed to successional processes rather than abiotic factors. Each vegetation was maintained under defined disturbance regimes of fire, grazing and bushcutting. In the absence of disturbance, succession proceeded from grassland, through fynbos, to thicket. The study contributed to existing theory on the effects of disturbance on seed bank size, and the relationship between seed bank composition and its above-ground vegetation. No single model for successional pathways and mechanisms was supported: these differed amongst vegetation types and within fynbos communities.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPierce, S. M. (1990). <i>Pattern and process in South Coast dune fynbos : population, community and landscape level studies</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8422en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPierce, Shirley M. <i>"Pattern and process in South Coast dune fynbos : population, community and landscape level studies."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8422en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPierce, S. 1990. Pattern and process in South Coast dune fynbos : population, community and landscape level studies. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Pierce, Shirley M AB - The study aimed to explain vegetation dynamics in response to disturbance in a dune landscape comprising a mosaic and admixture of grassland, fynbos and thicket. A hierarchical approach directed investigations at the landscape, community and population levels, with emphasis on seed banks. The study concentrated on fynbos, the predominant vegetation type. At the landscape-level, pattern was attributed to successional processes rather than abiotic factors. Each vegetation was maintained under defined disturbance regimes of fire, grazing and bushcutting. In the absence of disturbance, succession proceeded from grassland, through fynbos, to thicket. The study contributed to existing theory on the effects of disturbance on seed bank size, and the relationship between seed bank composition and its above-ground vegetation. No single model for successional pathways and mechanisms was supported: these differed amongst vegetation types and within fynbos communities. DA - 1990 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1990 T1 - Pattern and process in South Coast dune fynbos : population, community and landscape level studies TI - Pattern and process in South Coast dune fynbos : population, community and landscape level studies UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8422 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8422
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPierce SM. Pattern and process in South Coast dune fynbos : population, community and landscape level studies. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1990 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8422en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titlePattern and process in South Coast dune fynbos : population, community and landscape level studiesen_ZA
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