Fire severity effects on resprouting of subtropical dune thicket of the Cape Floristic Region

It has been hypothesised that high-intensity fires prevent fire-dependent fynbos from being replaced by fire-avoiding subtropical thicket on dune landscapes of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR). Recent extensive fires provided an opportunity to test this hypothesis. We posit that (1) fire-related thic...

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Main Authors: Tiaan Strydom, Tineke Kraaij, Mark Difford, Richard M. Cowling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9240.pdf