Fire-tolerance mechanisms of common woody plant species in a semiarid savanna in south-western Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 550-556

  Nefabas, Lulu L ^a   Gambiza, James ^b  

^a FARM SOS Bale EcoRegion Sustainable Management Programme   (Ethiopia)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bark thickness; Persistence niche; Resprouting

Indexed keywords

BARK; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; RESPROUTING; SAVANNA; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL; WOODY PLANT;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

ACACIA; ACACIA REHMANNIANA; PSEUDOLACHNOSTYLIS MAPROUNEIFOLIA;

EID: 35448983837     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00767.x     Document Type: Article

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