Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses
| dc.contributor.advisor | Cowling, Richard M | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Simmons, Mark T | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-13T08:18:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-13T08:18:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1993 | en_ZA |
| dc.date.updated | 2017-02-02T13:39:16Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Forest and thicket communities are distributed throughout fynbos. The species constituents exhibit life history characteristics significantly different from fynbos species, in that reproductive biology and recruitment are not coupled to fire. The limited occurrence of forests and thickets suggest that there may be specific abiotic factors which limit their distribution. In an attempt to determine which factors are significant in prediction, data from 600 plots covering a substantial part of the Cape Peninsula was analyzed using linear regression models. Although trends in predictive variables were detected for both forest and thickets, the models were largely unsuccessful. This was due both to the lack of inclusion or poor transformation of certain factors and the fact that not all potential forest and thicket sites are filled. The role of fire as the stochastic element in the system as well as the significance of measured environmental variables in determining forest and thicket location is discussed. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Simmons, M. T. (1993). <i>Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26184 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Simmons, Mark T. <i>"Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26184 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Simmons, M. 1993. Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Simmons, Mark T AB - Forest and thicket communities are distributed throughout fynbos. The species constituents exhibit life history characteristics significantly different from fynbos species, in that reproductive biology and recruitment are not coupled to fire. The limited occurrence of forests and thickets suggest that there may be specific abiotic factors which limit their distribution. In an attempt to determine which factors are significant in prediction, data from 600 plots covering a substantial part of the Cape Peninsula was analyzed using linear regression models. Although trends in predictive variables were detected for both forest and thickets, the models were largely unsuccessful. This was due both to the lack of inclusion or poor transformation of certain factors and the fact that not all potential forest and thicket sites are filled. The role of fire as the stochastic element in the system as well as the significance of measured environmental variables in determining forest and thicket location is discussed. DA - 1993 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1993 T1 - Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses TI - Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26184 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26184 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Simmons MT. Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1993 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26184 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Biological Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject.other | Botany | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.other | Plant Ecology | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Predicting the distribution of thickets and forests on the Cape Peninsula, Cape Province using linear regression analyses | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Bachelor Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Honours | |
| dc.type.qualificationname | BSc (Hons) | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |