Proteaceae juvenile periods and post-fire recruitment as indicators of minimum fire return interval in eastern coastal fynbos

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-94

  Kraaij, Tineke ^a,b   Cowling, Richard M ^a,b   van Wilgen, Brian W ^c   Schutte Vlok, Annelise ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape Floral Kingdom; Fire frequency; Fire rotation; Leucadendron; Maturation rate; Protea; Shrublands; Threshold of potential concern; Youth phase

Indexed keywords

LEUCADENDRON; PROTEA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 84872390439     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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