How do fires kill plants? The hydraulic death hypothesis and Cape Proteaceae "fire-resisters"

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 381-386

  Midgley, J J ^a   Kruger, L M ^a   Skelton, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fire death; Fire ecology; Hydraulics; Proteaceae; Top kill

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DIAMETER; DICOTYLEDON; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; SURVIVAL;

PROTEACEAE;

EID: 79955469790     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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