Fire management in Mediterranean-climate shrublands: A case study from the Cape fynbos, South Africa

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 631-638

  van Wilgen, Brian W ^a   Forsyth, Gregory G ^a   de Klerk, Helen ^b   Das, Sonali ^a   Khuluse, Sibusisiwe ^a   Schmitz, Peter ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Fire frequency; Fire season; Invasive alien plants; Pines; Prescribed burning

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FYNBOS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PROTECTED AREA; REGENERATION; SHRUBLAND; WILDFIRE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77952869072     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01800.x     Document Type: Article

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