An examination of the potential efficacy of high-intensity fires for reversing woody encroachment in savannas

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1623-1633

  Smit, Izak P J ^a,b   Asner, Gregory P ^c   Govender, Navashni ^a,d   Vaughn, Nicholas R ^c   van Wilgen, Brian W ^e  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

bush encroachment; fire frequency; fire intensity; fire regime; fire trap; global change; Kruger National Park; LiDAR; trees; woody densification

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL CHANGE; LIDAR; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WILDFIRE; WOODY PLANT;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

POACEAE;

EID: 84979537100     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12738     Document Type: Article

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