The effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity

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dc.contributor.advisorBond, William Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorEverson, Terryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorUys, Roger Gregoryen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:10:29Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:10:29Z
dc.date.issued2000en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 144-163.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe southern African grassland biome has a diverse flora including many rare and endangered species deserving a high conservation priority. With less than two percent currently conserved, proper management of this biome is crucial to maintaining its diversity. Fire, in particular, is important and although there has been extensive research into the grazeable component of the sward, little attention has been paid to the effects of burning on forbs or the overall phytodiversity. The aim of this study was examine the effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity. To do this, three long-term burning trials, widely located across the biome and consisting of a range of treatments randomly allocated to plots in replicated block designs, were sampled. Manipulated according to the frequency and season of burn, with fire protection controls, diversity was sampled at different scales across a range of treatments. In addition, a range of sward attributes was sampled in an attempt to explain diversity patterns.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationUys, R. G. (2000). <i>The effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6198en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationUys, Roger Gregory. <i>"The effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6198en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationUys, R. 2000. The effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Uys, Roger Gregory AB - The southern African grassland biome has a diverse flora including many rare and endangered species deserving a high conservation priority. With less than two percent currently conserved, proper management of this biome is crucial to maintaining its diversity. Fire, in particular, is important and although there has been extensive research into the grazeable component of the sward, little attention has been paid to the effects of burning on forbs or the overall phytodiversity. The aim of this study was examine the effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity. To do this, three long-term burning trials, widely located across the biome and consisting of a range of treatments randomly allocated to plots in replicated block designs, were sampled. Manipulated according to the frequency and season of burn, with fire protection controls, diversity was sampled at different scales across a range of treatments. In addition, a range of sward attributes was sampled in an attempt to explain diversity patterns. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - The effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity TI - The effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6198 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6198
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationUys RG. The effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversity. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6198en_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 effects of different burning regimes on grassland phytodiversityen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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