The impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karoo

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dc.contributor.advisorHoffmann, Timmen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMadden, Christineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-16T07:14:40Z
dc.date.available2017-11-16T07:14:40Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.date.updated2017-02-02T13:43:42Z
dc.description.abstractVegetation in semi-arid regions is subject to change when heavily utilised by herbivores. Changes in species richness, species and growth form composition, total cover and plant palatability in response to rest (fenced) and grazing (open) treatments was investigated in Sanbona Wildlife Reserve over five years (2004-2008). This reserve is over 55 000 ha and has four dominant vegetation types: Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld, Western Little Karoo, Montagu Shale Renosterveld and previously transformed Renosterveld classified here as Old Lands. There was no significant change in vegetation dynamics between the fenced or open plots. There were significant differences between years in some vegetation types. All vegetation types showed both treatments having similar shifts in floristic composition. Floristic composition deviated the greatest in 2008 in all vegetation types. This was attributed to an increase in summer and winter rainfall in 2008, as all plots were similarly affected. There was no observed impact of herbivores although disturbance from small rodents and baboons was observed in a few plots. The lack of detectable difference between the fenced and open sites was attributed to low stocking rates, good rainfall and insufficient time.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMadden, C. (2008). <i>The impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karoo</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26304en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMadden, Christine. <i>"The impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karoo."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26304en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMadden, C. 2008. The impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karoo. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Madden, Christine AB - Vegetation in semi-arid regions is subject to change when heavily utilised by herbivores. Changes in species richness, species and growth form composition, total cover and plant palatability in response to rest (fenced) and grazing (open) treatments was investigated in Sanbona Wildlife Reserve over five years (2004-2008). This reserve is over 55 000 ha and has four dominant vegetation types: Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld, Western Little Karoo, Montagu Shale Renosterveld and previously transformed Renosterveld classified here as Old Lands. There was no significant change in vegetation dynamics between the fenced or open plots. There were significant differences between years in some vegetation types. All vegetation types showed both treatments having similar shifts in floristic composition. Floristic composition deviated the greatest in 2008 in all vegetation types. This was attributed to an increase in summer and winter rainfall in 2008, as all plots were similarly affected. There was no observed impact of herbivores although disturbance from small rodents and baboons was observed in a few plots. The lack of detectable difference between the fenced and open sites was attributed to low stocking rates, good rainfall and insufficient time. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - The impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karoo TI - The impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karoo UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26304 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/26304
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMadden C. The impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karoo. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26304en_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.subject.otherRangeland ecologyen_ZA
dc.subject.othergrazingen_ZA
dc.subject.otherstocking ratesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherrainfallen_ZA
dc.titleThe impacts of indigenous herbivore grazing over five years (2004 - 2008) on vegetation dynamics in four distinct vegetation types of the winter-rainfall Little Karooen_ZA
dc.typeBachelor Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelHonours
dc.type.qualificationnameBSc (Hons)en_ZA
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